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How Assad’s Torture Machine Crushed Dissent in Syria
A shocking exposé looks at how Bashar al-Assad’s government has jailed and tortured tens of thousands of Syrians.
Climate Change Is the Real Job Killer
“CounterSpin” interview with Joe Uehlein on the Green New Deal.
Alabama Passes Near Total Ban on Abortion
The bill's only exception is grave risk to the mother's life -- not cases of rape and incest.
Despite Threats, Anti-Coup Activists Remain Inside Venezuelan Embassy in DC
Activists have occupied the embassy to prevent it from being taken over by Venezuela's U.S.-backed opposition.
Ex-Iranian Ambassador Warns About US Escalation in Iran
Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian discusses the plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East.
Arundhati Roy on the Indian Election and Narendra Modi’s Far-Right Agenda
Far-right movements in the U.S. and India embrace caste systems: They believe humans are fundamentally unequal.
How Does the US Compensate the World for the Damage It Has Done?
Climate justice advocate Basav Sen discusses the need to go beyond the Paris Climate Accord.
As Capitalism Fails, We Need a Roadmap to Survive Climate Change
Biophysical economist Paavo Järvensivu discusses a new framework for mitigating and adapting to climate change.
Trump Steps Up War on Whistleblowers With Arrest of Veteran
Air Force vet Daniel Hale was charged under the Espionage Act for leaking drone war documents.
Movement Grows to Free Black Women From Jail for Mother’s Day
For the third year in a row, “Black Mama’s Bail Out Day” is raising money to bail black women out of jail.