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America Didn’t “End” Slavery After the Civil War -- We Simply Exported It

Posted on: Nov 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

One of the most enduring myths we love here in America is that we ended our involvement with slavery.

Grover Norquist, Enemy of the State?

Posted on: Nov 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Norquist has connived over the years to get hundreds of members of Congress to violate their own oath of office by pledging to keep billionaires' taxes low.

Glenn Beck Has the Paranoid Conspiracy World Cowering with "Agenda 21"

Posted on: Nov 23, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

Dystopic novel is a sleight-of-hand technique to keep the public focused on bogeymen, while the pillaging of the middle class continues unabated.

Give BP the Death Penalty

Posted on: Nov 18, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

What does it take for a foreign corporation to get the corporate death penalty in America?

Typical 'Job Creator' Behavior -- Use Obamacare as an Excuse to Mistreat Their Own Workers

Posted on: Nov 17, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

NY Applebee's CEO would rather line his pockets than give his employees health insurance.

Don't Fall for the Right's "Fiscal Cliff" Hysteria

Posted on: Nov 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The oldest trick in the book is for conservatives to create hysteria over something so they can swoop in with right-wing solutions.

Danger Ahead: The Oligarchs Don't Understand That Economic Collapse Happens When They Get All the Money

Posted on: Nov 12, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

The corporate masters seem to have forgotten they depend on working people for their own survival.

How America Is Turning into a 3rd World Nation in 4 Easy Steps

Posted on: Nov 10, 2012, Source: Thomhartmann.com

It starts with destroying our manufacturing base.

Globalization Is The Number One Health Risk Facing Humanity

Posted on: Oct 30, 2012, Source: Op-Ed News

Transnational corporate killers are on a deadly rampage -- industrial pollution poisons more than 125 million people around the planet.

Thom Hartmann: As World Population Reaches 7 Billion, What Will Save Us From Ourselves?

Posted on: Nov 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

There is a way to heal our broken world -- but it won't come from new technologies, a new leader or political party, the Rapture, or space aliens.

Thom Hartmann: Why Tax Increases Would Boost Our Wages

Posted on: Nov 26, 2010, Source: TruthOut.org

The math is pretty simple: When the über-rich are heavily taxed, economies prosper and wages for working people steadily rise.

Watch the One Nation March for a Progressive Economy from the Lincoln Memorial

Posted on: Oct 2, 2010, Source: Free Speech TV

Thousands gathered in Washington for a rally this Saturday organized by progressives, to show support for a progressive economic agenda.

The Ft. Hood Massacre Is George Bush's Fault

Posted on: Nov 11, 2009, Source: The Smirking Chimp

If Al Gore (or even Ralph Nader) had been President in 2001, the Ft. Hood massacre almost certainly wouldn't have happened. Because George W. Bush was president, it did.

It's Not Hard to Be a Job-Slashing, Pension-Grabbing CEO -- If You're a Sociopath

Posted on: Jul 27, 2009, Source: Smirking Chimp

CEOs in America pull in the big bucks because there's a shortage of people willing to destroy the lives of many other human beings.

Geithner and Summers Want More Debt Bubbles: The Result Could Be Catastrophic

Posted on: Apr 15, 2009, Source: Smirking Chimp

The Geithner/Summers plan seems to hinge on reinflating the debt bubble. The outcome will be inflation, a more serious crash, or both.

Whatever Happened to 'We the People'?

Posted on: Nov 22, 2007, Source: deleted

Will our nation continue to stand for the values on which it was founded?

The Undeclared War on America's Middle Class

Posted on: Sep 5, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Under the guise of free market capitalism, conservative policies have made 80-hour work weeks the norm. Working harder for less money means middle class families are getting screwed.

RFK Jr: Taking the Stolen Election Seriously

Posted on: Jun 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet

In his Rolling Stone article, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reveals how the Republican Party engaged in a criminal conspiracy to both steal the 2004 election, and to cover up evidence of the theft.

Exit Polls Right, Tallies Wrong?

Posted on: Nov 4, 2004, Source: AlterNet

The rallying cry of the emerging "honest vote" movement must become: Get Corporations Out of Our Vote!

Free Market Debunked

Posted on: Mar 16, 2004, Source: AlterNet

The conservative mantra of 'let the market decide' is, at best, destructive to national and international economies, and, at worst, destructive to democracy itself.

A Fistful of Kryptonite

Posted on: Feb 16, 2004, Source: AlterNet

By branding bin Laden a super-villain, Bush positioned himself as the Battle Commander of The War Against Evil Incarnate.

The Ice Age Cometh

Posted on: Jan 31, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Research shows that a new ice age is not as unlikely as previously thought. Even worse, there could be as little as two to three years' warning.

The Theft of Your Vote Is Just a Chip Away

Posted on: Jul 29, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Are computerized voting machines a wide-open back door to massive voting fraud? A growing number of Americans are saying our votes are too sacred to reside only on computer chips.

Move Over, Right Wing Radio: The Liberals Are Coming

Posted on: May 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Massive media conglomerates like Clear Channel and the Cable Radio Network are actively seeking out liberal antidotes to Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh. It's not politics; just good business.

The Real War--On American Democracy

Posted on: Apr 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet

People are waking up to our government's war on its own people.

Which Corporation Owns Your Vote?

Posted on: Mar 5, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Are computerized voting machines paving the way for massive vote-rigging and the theft of elections, all in the name of election reform?

Striking Out Against Corporate Rule

Posted on: Feb 16, 2003, Source: AlterNet

In a revolutionary move, officials in Porter Township in Pennsylvania have passed a law revoking "personhood" status for corporations. What happens next could change the course of American history.

A Winning Machine

Posted on: Feb 3, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Election scandals in Nebraska and Georgia show how privatized voting machines may be tainting the electoral process.

Talking Back To Talk Radio

Posted on: Dec 10, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The preponderance of rightwing shows has less to do with political bias than the influence of niche marketing. Progressives just need to create a niche of their own.