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Gunning Down a Boy With a Toy Gun
A California deputy has gunned down a Latino boy carrying a toy AK-47, raising other troubling questions.

America’s Drone Wars
Here, we look at clips from the film, which shares testimony, stories and alarming news on the fatal impact of our drone strategy.

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Nightmare on Main Street: ALEC Policies Harm Working Americans
The Economic Policy Institute has produced the most in-depth study yet on the plethora of legislative initiatives pursued by the American Legislative Exchange Council to undermine the ability of …

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Terry McCauliffe and Bill De Blasio Defeat Republican Opponents, and More
Terry McCauliffe and Bill DeBlasio defeated their Republican opponents in Virginia and New York, and more.

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Visitors to Snowden and Visitors to Berlin
It was a good try, anyway - and an adventurous one. Three men flew from Berlin to Moscow, were taken in a car with tinted glass windows to a …

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Jim Wright, 90-Year Old Former Speaker of the US House, Denied Photo ID for Voting in Texas
Expired state driver's license not enough to vote or receive ‘free’ state-issued ID card for Democratic icon, and he's hardly alone.

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Six Months After Obama Promised to Divulge More on Drones, Here’s What We Still Don’t Know
While the number of drone strikes has dropped this year, the Obama administration continues to take their time divulging the details of the drone warfare program.

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Dark Money’s New Frontier: State Judicial Elections
Increasingly, state high courts are falling prey to the same out-of-control, post-Citizens United election spending that has plagued legislative and executive races during the past two election cycles.

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Medical Advertising
Not too many years ago, certainly before the growth of the for-profit Humana medical plans system in the late 1970s, it was considered unprofessional and really forbidden for doctors …

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Aristotle’s Lantern
At a time when there's an almost universal attack on the natural world, it helps to remember Aristotle, the fourth century BCE Greek natural philosopher. He remains a model …