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The Long, Dark Shadows of Plutocracy
This week Bill points to the changing skyline of Manhattan as the embodiment of how money impacts the neighborhoods of every day people.

“Not One More Darren Wilson, Not One More Mike Brown”: National Protests Continue Ferguson Struggle
As Darren Wilson resigns from the Ferguson police force, protests continue across the country.

“A Dark Moment in Egypt’s History”: Former Dictator Hosni Mubarak Cleared in Death of Protesters
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was cleared of ordering the killing of hundreds of protesters.

Dahr Jamail | Are Humans Going Extinct?
Climate disruption has become so serious that some scientists fear humans may be causing our own extinction.

Novelist Isabel Allende on Her Literary Career and Memories of Chile During the CIA-Backed Coup
Isabel Allende is one of Latin America's and the United States' greatest novelists.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Wealth Gap in the US Is Putting People Out of Work, and More
In today's On the News segment: The wealth gap in the US isn't only increasing inequality, it's putting people out of work, and more.

Truthout Interviews JP Sottile on the School of the Americas 2.0
The US Army School of the Americas in Georgia was the key training facility for Central American groups engaged in right wing coups and repression in the 1980s.

Touring North Korea? An Interview With Author Robert Willoughby
“You see people just trying to get by, kids playing in the streets, teenagers on mobile phones,” in North Korea, says guide author.

Riot as the Language of the Unheard: Ferguson Protests Set to Continue in Fight for Racial Justice
Ferguson are still burning after a night of protests following the grand juryu2019s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who killed Michael Brown.

Black Lives Matter: Ferguson Erupts After Grand Jury Clears Officer in Michael Brown Killing
A grand jury in St. Louis, Missouri has chosen not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager.