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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Tens of Millions of Americans Struggle With Hunger, and More
In the richest nation on Earth, tens of millions of Americans are struggling to find enough to eat, and more.
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National Lawyers Guild, Other Legal Organizations Urge International Criminal Court to Investigate War Crimes by Israeli, US Leaders in Gaza
Under the Rome Statute, the ICC has the power to hold individuals criminally accountable for the most serious of crimes.
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We Won’t Go Back: March on Staten Island for Eric Garner
Thousands marched in support of Eric Garner and Michael Brown on Staten Island, New York.
Gazans in the United States Suffer the Horrors of War From Abroad
Palestinians from Gaza living in the United States to study or work speak out about what it's like to be here when their hearts, and families, are there.
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Big Rail Cites Bin Laden, Al Qaeda to Fend Off Oil-by-Rail Route Transparency
If the rail companies have serious concerns about terrorism threats to Bakken oil trains, their recent actions call such concerns into question.
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Four Things You Probably Don’t Know About the Ferguson Protests
Much of the focus has been on protests, media suppression and danger on the streets at night. Lost in all of that are a few key stories you may …
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Health Check: Sitting Versus Standing
It seems the world is finally coming to terms with the fact that humans evolved to stand, not to sit, or at least health researchers, savvy office workers and …
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“Less Lethal” Flash-Bangs Used in Ferguson Leave Some Feeling the Burn
A journalist was hit by a flash-bang fired by St. Louis County police dispersing a crowd, raising questions about how to use these military-style devices safely and appropriately.
What My Friend Jim Foley Taught Me to Question
Jessica Desvarieux of the Real News Network remembers her college friend, slain journalist James Foley.
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Oakland Activists “Block the Boat” in Solidarity with Gaza
In the Bay Area, condemnation of Israel's attack on Gaza has emerged in the form of “Block the Boat.”