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On the News With Thom Hartmann: CISPA Might Be Another Example of Bought and Paid for Legislation, and More
In today's On the News segment: Workers of the world are uniting in a global day of action, five men were arrested in Ohio for attempting to blow up …
Bankers Assault Financial Reform
 Guest: Gerald Epstein is codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) and Professor of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University. He has published widely …
May Day Special on OWS, Immigration, Labor Protests: “No Work, No Shopping, Occupy Everywhere”
As Occupy Wall Street plans nationwide protests marking International Workers Day, or May Day, we discuss the movement with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Chris Hedges; Amin Husain, editor of Tidal …
Marty Kaplan on Big Money’s Effect on Big Media
Big money and big media have coupled to create a ‘Disney World’ of democracy in which TV shows, televised debates, even news coverage is being dumbed down, just as …
Ahead of May Day, David Harvey Details Urban Uprisings From Occupy Wall Street to the Paris Commune
On Tuesday, May 1st, known as May Day or International Workers' Day, Occupy Wall Street protesters hope to mobilize tens of thousands of people across the country under the …
Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control
Medea Benjamin: Drones kill innocent civilians and antagonize whole populations.
Activists Challenge African “Land Grab”
The World Bank and Wall Street firms targeted for African land deals displacing hundreds of thousands.
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 …