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Medea Benjamin: If Americans Can Sue Saudis Over 9/11, Drone Victims Should Be Able to Sue the US
New legislation would allow courts to waive claim of foreign sovereign immunity after an act of terrorism occurs within the US.

Worse Than a Slaughterhouse: 250,000 Trapped in East Aleppo Amid Devastating Bombing Campaign
The Obama administration is threatening to cut off diplomatic talks with Russia on Syria in the wake of bombings.

Protests Continue in San Diego After Police Kill Alfred Olango
Protests continue in the San Diego, California, suburb of El Cajon, where police shot a Black man.

Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein “Debates” Clinton and Trump (Part 1)
Third-party candidates were excluded from the debate.

Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein Spars With Clinton and Trump (Part 2)
Dr. Jill Stein responds to the same questions posed to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Keith Lamont Scott’s Wife Is Latest Black Woman Forced to Film State Violence Against a Partner
The gut-wrenching cellphone video by Rakeyia Scott witnessing her husband, Keith Lamont Scott, being shot was released.

Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Speaks as Presidential Candidates Prepare to Debate Terrorism
Jihad Abu Wa'el Dhiab has never been charged with a crime.

Henry Giroux on the Scourge of Neoliberalism
Henry Giroux joins us to talk about his new book, “America at War With Itself,” and the meaning of neoliberalism.

“We No Longer Live in a Democracy”: Henry Giroux on a United States at War With Itself
To transform our society into a democracy, we first have to dismantle the myth of democracy as currently defined.

Noam Chomsky on the Evolution of Language: A Biolinguistic Perspective
Noam Chomsky explains the biolinguist perspective — that language represents a state of some component of the mind.