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How the Pentagon Papers Came to Be Published by the Beacon Press, as Told by Daniel Ellsberg and Others
In 1972 Beacon Press lost a Supreme Court case brought against it by the US government for publishing the first full edition of the Pentagon Papers.
Rene Gonzalez, First Freed Member of Cuban Five, Speaks Out From Havana
Earlier this month the United States released the remaining members of the Cuban Five.
Native Americans Confront History of Dispossession
Congress passed a measure that would give lands sacred to Native Americans in Arizona to a foreign company.
Marjorie Cohn on Drone Warfare: Illegal, Immoral and Ineffective
Marjorie Cohn discusses the just-published book, “Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral, and Geopolitical Issues.”
“The Interview” Belittles North Korea, but Is Film’s Backstory and US Policy the Real Farce?
President Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors.
The New Robber Barons
What happened in Washington over the past several days sounds strikingly familiar to the First Gilded Age.
Calls for Calm After NYPD Union Says Mayor, Protesters Have Blood on Their Hands for Cops’ Murder
New York City is grappling with the aftermath of the first targeted killings of police officers in years.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Most Americans Don’t Realize How Climate Change Impacts Health, and More
In today's On the News segment: Most Americans don't realize the ways that climate change impacts their personal health, and more.
Hands Off Assata: Protests Can Protect the Revolutionary Fugitive Again
The earlier protest movement for Assata Shakur points the way forward.
From Free Pre-K to Paid Sick Leave to Pay Raises, NYC Mayor de Blasio Fulfills Progressive Promises
Juan Gonzalez discusses his year-end interview with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.