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On Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s Death, ALEC-Backed Stand Your Ground Laws Remain on Books
One year on, the controversial Stand Your Ground gun law continues to do harm.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Italian Voters Are Fed Up With Austerity
In today's On the News segment: BP trial begins, Republicans have yet another anti-worker tactic up their sleeve, and more.
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Club for Growth Dominates TV Spending in Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary
Special interest spending dominated this week's primary for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with the conservative Wisconsin Club for Growth spending more than $300,000 on television advertisements …
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Priests of Our Democracy: Marjorie Heins on Academic Freedom and the Red Scare of the ’50s
Truthout needs your support to produce grassroots journalism and disseminate conscientious visions for a brighter future. Contribute now by clicking here. "There were only a few exceptions to university …
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Powell’s Chief of Staff: Iraq Intel Was “Outright Lies”, But Powell Didn’t “Knowingly Lie” at UN
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is 'increasingly convinced' of blatant fabrications by George W. Bush's team and the CIA, but says that a specific critique of his former boss cited by …
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In Face of Coming Budget Cuts, US Frees Illegal Immigrants From Custody
On the cusp of budget cuts that would harm efforts to protect the border and enforce federal immigration laws, thousands of illegal immigrants have been released from detention centers …
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Too Fat to Vote
The average Floridian waited 23 minutes to vote, but what about black voters?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Finds Global Warming Cut Labor Capacity by 10 Percent, and More
Michigan Republicans overwhelmingly voted to rig the Electoral College, and more.
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Efforts to Provide HIV-AIDS and Other Health Services to Migrants Face Major Obstacles
Since 2007, HIV and AIDS rates have gone up throughout rural Mexican states.
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Land Grab Cheats North Dakota Tribe Out of $1 Billion, Suits Allege
A story as old as America itself has a new twist since the fracking boom.