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MSNBC Guest Fantasizes About Oil Execs In Hell; Host Doesn't Push Back

Former liberal talk radio host Jim Hightower emerged from his present-day obscurity to spew venom at wealthy oil executives on national television Tuesday night. Hightower appeared on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes to comment on the news that Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson has joined a lawsuit to block construction of a 160-foot water tower near his property in Texas. The tower would supply water for, among other purposes, hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking. This was notable to MSNBC because Tillerson, whose company engages in fracking, cited concerns about fracking-related noise and traffic in the lawsuit. So, naturally, the hypocrisy alarm went off in the Lean Forward network’s newsroom. But for Hightower, it wasn’t enough to call Tillerson a hypocrite. He had to go further. [Video below. MP3 audio here.] ....

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Why 'Supreme Court Ethics' Is an Oxymoron

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Opinion: sen. Ted Cruz's new fake threat | Columnists

Oh, thank God for Ted Cruz! Once again, the far-right-wing U.S. Senator is saving you and me from a political horror that doesn’t exist. ....

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How things work: big pharma price gouging

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The story of InterNation, (maybe) the world's first investigative journalism network

Long before the Panama Papers and other high-profile international projects, a global network of investigative journalists collaborated over snail mail. ....

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