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Mexico Rape Victims Face Prison Time for Self-Defense
Every year 15,000 rapes are reported in Mexico, but only 2,000 come to trial and less than 500 result in a conviction.
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Narrow Supreme Court Majority Gives Corporations Freedom of Conscience; Justice Ginsburg Objects
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court once again expanded its doctrine of corporate personhood with its ruling on Monday in the Hobby Lobby case.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Eliminates President’s Power to Make Recess Appointments, and More
The Supreme Court virtually eliminated the President's power to make recess appointments, and more.
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US Reaction to New Immigrant Influx Could Violate International Law
Friday morning the Artesia Detention Centre in New Mexico began housing families, mostly women with children, with plans to deport them within two weeks.
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Labor in History: Mobtown and the Stirring of America’s Unions
Many historians date the first great industrial upheaval of American labor to July 16, 1877.
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Fairfield’s Public School Cafeterias GMO Free in Connecticut
Fun fact: Connecticut is the first state in the country to pass a GMO Labeling Law as of June 2013.
Supreme Court Backs Hobby Lobby – and Corporate Personhood
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the government may not require certain businesses to provide their employees with health insurance that covers contraception which offends the owner's religious beliefs.
The Fashion Victims of Cambodia
Rebecca Henschke reports on garment workers killed by riot police when striking for pay rise.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Former Bush Administration Official Favors Carbon Tax, and More
It's quite a shock when a former Bush Administration official comes out in favor of a climate change plan even stronger than the president's, and more.
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How Stressed-Out People Impact Election Results
New research has found that citizens who are most prone to anxiety are more likely to skip the polls.