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Chicago Passes Ordinance Granting Reparations to Police Torture Survivors
A UN committee called on the US government to bring the perpetrators in the Burge case to justice.
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Abandoned Uranium Mines Plague Navajo Nation
Mining companies left behind a legacy of poisoned wells.
Shift to Renewables Seems Inevitable, but Is It Fast Enough?
Experts say the global transition is already well underway.
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Guilty of Mental Illness
Parker, a home care worker, feels overwhelmed by years of trying to solve the problem of how to keep her mentally ill son from cycling in and out of …
“Our Time Is Now”: Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby Charges Six Baltimore Cops in Freddie Gray Death
We play excerpts from Mosby's dramatic announcement, when she acknowledges protests calling for justice in the case.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Researchers May Have Created a Solution to the Global Lack of Drinking Water, and More
In today's On the News segment: A team of MIT researchers may have solved one of our world's biggest problems - access to clean drinking water; a once-booming city …
Voices From the Epicenter of Protest
Eddie Conway speaks with residents of Gilmor Homes about the charges brought against six Baltimore police officers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: It’s Effectively a Crime to Be Poor in the US, and More
In today's On the News segment: Debtors prisons have been outlawed for more than a century, yet it's still effectively a crime to be poor in our country; the …
TransCanada Keystone 1 Pipeline Suffered Major Corrosion Only Two Years in Operation
The cause of the corrosion is being kept from the public by federal regulators and TransCanada.
Fighting for Our Oceans
From Haiti to Scotland, Goldman Environmental Prize winners tackle marine management challenges.