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UN Report Says Climate Change Will Threaten Food Production Worldwide
Not only are the effects of climate change already occurring on every continent, the world is ill-prepared for what is to come.
Treating Humans Worse Than Animals: Prison System Voices Decry Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill
Following the death of two prisoners at New York City's Rikers Island facility, there is mounting pressure on jails and prisons to reform their use of solitary confinement.
The “Bounty” Police Force? Albuquerque Officers Face Protests, Probe Over Spate of Fatal Shootings
Outrage is growing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after the latest incident in a spate of police shootings.
Exclusive: Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah on Prison and Regime’s “War on a Whole Generation”
Amy Goodman spends the hour with one of Egypt's most prominent dissidents, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, speaking in his first extended interview after nearly four months behind bars.
Leaked Senate Report Shows Use of Torture as “Ineffective”
Larry Wilkerson: Latest report further corroborates evidence proving torture's ineffectiveness, while placing greater pressure on President Obama to issue an investigation into CIA's practices.
Immigration Reform in the Shadows of Cesar Chavez’s Legacy
Cesar Chavez's personal aide Marc Grossman and organizer Rosalinda Guillen examine the current situation for farmworkers and whether the Senate's immigration reform will improve their lives.
How the Ecuadorian Economy Grew in a Global Recession
Economist Bill Black discusses how the investment in education, healthcare and infrastructure fueled Ecuador's economic “miracle.”
Oligarchs, Fascists and the People’s Protest in Ukraine
Derek Monroe says the Ukrainian far-right, with the backing of local oligarchs, the US and the EU, hijacked popular protests against corruption.
A Debate on Torture: Legal Architect of CIA Secret Prisons, Rendition vs. Human Rights Attorney
As the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence feuds with the CIA over the declassification of its 6,000-page report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation programs, we host a …
The Widening Lens: Jonathan Schell and the Fate of the Earth
Tom Engelhardt gives tribute to the late Jonathan Schell, along with an illuminating interview in which Schell speaks of the Vietnam War.