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With Military Failing to Prosecute Rapists, Calls Grow for Civilian Prosecutor
Even with 1 out of 3 women facing sexual assault in the military, the Defense Department refuses to hold sexual predators accountable within the military justice system.
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Indictment of Iran for ’94 Terror Bombing Relied on MEK
Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman based his 2006 warrant for the arrest of top Iranian officials in the bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires in 1994 on …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 1 in 8 Are Defaulting on Their Student Loans, and More
In today's On the News segment: ALEC is holding its annual conference in Chicago; one in every eight who have taken out student loans are in default on their …
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If a Business Won’t Pay a Living Wage, It Shouldn’t Exist
A living wage isnu2019t just something corporations owe their workers, itu2019s something corporations owe America.
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Industry Wrote Provision That Undercuts Credit-Rating Overhaul
Industry-written criteria weakened a law meant to spur competition in the estimation of the default risks of bonds and other securities.
State-Sanctioned Rape in Texas: Business as Usual
Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.
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Broad US Terror Alert Mystifies Experts; “It’s Crazy Pants,” One Says
Counterterrorism experts note that the alert covers an incongruous set of nations from the Middle East to an island off the southern coast of Africa.
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Life at Louisiana’s Toxic Sinkhole: An Eco-Disaster Continues With No End in Sight
A year after a toxic sinkhole caused by one of Texas Brine's salt caverns either drove neighborhood homeowners in Louisiana out of their houses or left them with ongoing …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Government Is Going After Bank of America, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission filed parallel civil lawsuits against Bank of America for making misleading statements and failing …
A Domestic Surveillance Scandal at the DEA? Agents Urged to Cover Up Use of NSA Intel in Drug Probes
The US Department of Justice has begun reviewing a controversial unit inside the Drug Enforcement Administration that uses secret domestic surveillance tactics - including intelligence gathered by the National …