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Did the US Cause Fallujah’s Birth Defects?
As deformities spike in the Iraqi city, we ask if the US has been honest about weaponry used during the 2004 assaults.
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Immigrant Rights Freedom Riders Head to Democratic National Convention
SB90, passed in Colorado in 2006, might be long forgotten, but immigrants in the state continue to deal with its risks daily.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A 21-Year-Old in Arkansas Was Shot in the Head While Handcuffed in the Back of a Police Car, and More
A 21-year-old in Jonesboro, Arkansas is dead after he was mysteriously shot in the head while handcuffed in the back of a police car.
Gore Vidal and the Unfinished American Revolution
John Nichols: Gore Vidal loved America in the way the best of the founders did.
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Annan Resigns as Syria Peace Envoy
Kofi Annan, the special envoy of the United Nations and Arab League who has sought unsuccessfully for months to resolve the Syrian conflict, has submitted his resignation Secretary General …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Justice Department Is Again Zeroing In on Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s Voter Purge, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Justice Department is again zeroing in on Florida Gov. Rick Scott's illegal purge of Democratic voters; Congress went on recess this week, …
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Tea Party Favorite Wins Nomination for US Senate
Tea party favorite Ted Cruz wins nominationfor Texas' first open Senate seat in a decade.
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Bush Tax Cuts Have Delivered $1 Million in Tax Breaks to the Average Millionaire
The Bush tax cuts delivered the weakest job growth of the post-war period.
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Six Things You Should Know About the $21 Trillion the World’s Richest People Are Hiding in Tax Shelters
A new report from the Tax Justice Network found trillions of untaxed wealth that the world's richest people are hiding.
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Correctional Corporation of America Accreditation Report Misses Stark Reality
But below the spin is a different reality for the company and the prisoners that it oversees - food riots and abuse scandals.