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Cigarette Companies and Their Underhanded Tactics
(Photo: guitargirl8022) The world’s biggest cigarette companies made their case in the [Australian] High Court, battling the Federal Government’s attempts to impose plain packaging on their product, fearful it …
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
As ordinary citizens frustrated with the economic crisis are making their presence known across the United States, by joining burgeoning social movements, “Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?” provides …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Plans to Cut $33 Billion From Food Assistance Programs, and More
In today's On the News segment: Super PAC sugar daddies, Congress debates student loans, the federal campaign against marijuana dispensaries, and more. Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need …
Robert Reich on Beyond Outrage: Stopping the Cycle of Political Cynicism
“The first thing is to connect the dots, to see how one frustrating or outrageous thing is connected to all the other frustrating and outrageous things. If we’re going …
CISPA Critics Warn Cybersecurity Bill Will Increase Domestic Surveillance and Violate Privacy Rights
As it heads toward a House vote, critics say the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) would allow private internet companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft to hand …
Moyers Moment (2012): Heather McGhee on Student Debt
In this 2012 Moyers Moment from Moyers & Company, Heather McGhee, director of the Washington office of the research and advocacy organization Demos, talks about the crushing burden of student debt. She …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Americans Believe in Ghosts Than Believe the Supreme Court Was Right in the Citizens United Ruling, and More
In today's On the News segment: More Americans believe in ghosts than believe the Supreme Court was right in the Citizens United ruling, 76 people were arrested for demonstrating …
First Lawmaker Loses His Seat Over Ties to K Street
Pennsylvania Congressman Tim Holden. (Photo: National Milk Producers Federation) In one of the most watched primary elections tonight, incumbent Democratic Congressman Tim Holden (D-PA) lost to attorney Matt Cartwright. …
AP: US Soldiers Promised Massacre, Including Children, Days Before Bales’ Alleged Rampage
In a striking omission to mainstream coverage of the Afghan massacre which took the lives of 17 Afghans including many children, one as young as two, the AP has …