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How Verizon’s Challenge to FCC Net Neutrality Rules Could Silence Minority Voices
Some believe big internet service providers are trying to diminish the black community's ability to be visible online.
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Noam Chomsky: Instead of “Illegal” Threat to Syria, US Should Back Chemical Weapons Ban in All Nations
We get reaction to Obama's speech from world-renowned political dissident and linguist, MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky.
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Rania Masri and Chris Hedges on Obama’s Syria Address
Scholar Rania Masri and writer Chris Hedges respond to President Obama's major Syria address.
Twelve Years Post 9/11, Islamophobia Still Runs High
Deepa Kumar: Political elite have built Islamaphobia in US foreign policy to justify imperialistic ambitions.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fast-Food Restaurant in Michigan Proves It Is Possible to Pay a Living Wage, and More
In today's On the News segment: Diplomacy works; the Kansas state legislature says they're orchestrating a campaign against child poverty; in Wisconsin, the state's Libertarian Party is joining forces …
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Native American Tribes Seek Help from UN, World Court
A group of indigenous peoples from the US and Canada joined in a “Unity Ride” to the UN to plead for their sacred sites and their way of life …
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The New Goliath
Whatever Congress decides to do about bombing Syria, the United States is still trapped by a historic contradiction of its own invention.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Low Income Residents in Washington Losing Homes for as Little as $44, and More
In today's On the News segment: The President will sit down for interviews with six major news networks tonight, and call on Congress to approve the military strike; since …
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Obama’s Case for Syria Didn’t Reflect Intel Consensus
Gareth Porter reveals that the Syria chemical weapon intelligence summary is heavily influenced by the Obama administration.
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Iran-Contra Redux? Prince Bandar Heads Secret Saudi-CIA Effort to Aid Syrian Rebels, Topple Assad
Prince Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud u2014 Saudiu2019s former ambassador to the United States u2014 is leading the effort to prop up the Syrian rebels, therefore reprising his role in …