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Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting Latest Tragedy to Befall Community in Wave of Post-9/11 Attacks
Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, Sikh Americans have faced many of the same discriminatory conditions as Muslims and Arab Americans.
How to Pay for Single Payer Health Insurance, Part Three
This is a continuation of our series of interviews looking at single-payer or government-run health insurance plan and focusing particularly on Maryland.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Legislation Would Place a Tax on Carbon Emissions, and More
In today's On the News segment: The world is on the brink of a major food crisis, Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott introduced legislation last week to place a tax on …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Texas Is Preparing to Execute a Mentally Disabled Man Tomorrow, and More
Iceland is taking the lead in breaking up the big banks, and more news updates from the Thom Hartmann Program's Jim Javinsky.
WikiLeaks in Latin America: Online Whistleblower’s Wide Impact in Region Where Assange Seeks Asylum
If Julian Assange is granted asylum in Ecuador, he will become a resident of Latin America, where the trove of classified U.S. State Department cables he strategically disseminated through …
Congressional Probe Reveals Cover-Up of “Auschwitz-Like” Conditions at US-Funded Afghan Hospital
A congressional investigation has revealed a top US general in Afghanistan sought to stall an investigation into abuse at a US-funded hospital in Kabul that kept patients in inhumane …
Charles Glass: With Annan’s Exit and Influx of Foreign Arms, Syria’s Violence “Seems the Only Way Out”
A hardening diplomatic impasse brings even more urgency to the violent crisis.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The DOJ Is Investigating Bank of America for Its Role in the LIBOR Scandal, and More
In today's On the News segment: Bank of America has received subpoenas from the Department of Justice looking into what role the bank may have played in the LIBOR …
What a Single-Payer Health Insurance Plan Looks Like (Part 2)
Gerald Friedman: A single-payer plan in Maryland would cover everyone, improve outcomes and make business more competitive.
Bill McKibben: Even Industry-Funded Climate Change Deniers Can’t Ignore Planet’s Warming
Hundreds of new US counties were declared disaster areas on Wednesday amidst the countryu2019s worst drought in decades.