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Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith on the Follies of Big Banks and Government
Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith join Bill to discuss how the folly and corruption of both banks and government leaves deep wounds in our democracy.
Obama Campaign Attacks Romney’s Bain Outsourcing, But Support for Outsourcing is Bipartisan Corruption
The Obama campaign just released a campaign commercial talking about how Mitt Romney, while working at Bain Capital, oversaw the outsourcing of Americans jobs to China and Mexico. The …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Evidence Shows That Austerity Is Hurting the US Economy, and More
In today's On the News Segment:Â Evidence shows that austerity is hurting the US economy, the Roberts Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Chamber of Commerce in every …
“Are You Here to Save Face – or Save Us?”: Brittany Trilford, 17, Addresses World Leaders at Rio+20
On Wednesday, 17-year-old environmental activist Brittany Trilford of Wellington, New Zealand, addressed more than a hundred heads of state at the opening plenary of the Rio+20 U.N. Earth Summit, …
Right-Wing Billionaires Push Israel Agenda in Democratic Party
Despite GOP attacks on Obama's Israel positions, his record of appeasing both Netanyahu's Likud government and the Israel lobby has earned him the support of most American Zionists, and …
Growing National Movement Against “High Stakes” Public School Testing
New York parents and students say testing mania obstructs learning and hands money to private companies.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Greece Finally Has a Government, and More
In today's On the News segment: Greece finally has a government; JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon again appears before the House Financial Services Committee; Congressman Paul Ryan wants to …
A Coup in Cairo: As Muslim Brotherhood Claims Election Victory, Military Strips President of Power
Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested Tuesday night in Cairou2019s Tahrir Square in a rally called by the Muslim Brotherhood, expressing outrage over the armyu2019s decree late Sunday that …
Bill Moyers | Follow the Dark Money
The Mother Jones editors talk about the conspiracy of cash that allows the rich to influence our most fundamental political freedoms.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Mitt Romney Comes Out in Opposition to Hiring More Public Workers, and More
In today's On the News segment: Anti-austerity parties actually nabbed 52% of the vote in Sunday's elections in Greece, Mitt Romney has come out in staunch opposition to hiring …