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Let Chicago’s Anti-Torture Resolution Inspire Your Own City
In June 2012, the Illinois Coalition Against Torture (ICAT) produced a
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Anaheim Police on a Rampage
Danielle Hawkins reports from Anaheim, California, on a horrific police murder - and the angry resistance that this latest killing produced among Latino residents.
Syrian Helicopters Fire on Aleppo as Army Prepares for Possible Assault
Syrian Army helicopters fired on neighborhoods in Aleppo on Friday morning, activists said, as the army readied assault troops and armored columns for a possible invasion of the city, …
Con Ed Workers Back on the Job; Company Maintains Hard Line
It is not clear what effect the stepped up political pressure, or the return to work, will have on negotiations.
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Police Violence, Racialized Indifference and a Hunger for Justice in Anaheim
These latest deaths bring the total number of Anaheim officer-involved shootings in 2012 to six.
Iraq: After the Americans
Fault Lines travels across Iraq to take the pulse of a country and its people after nine years of occupation.
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“Voluntary” Work Program Run in Private Detention Centers Pays Detained Immigrants $1 a Day
In private prisons around the country, immigrants languishing in detention centers are being put to work by profit-making companies like the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for far below …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Chicago Is Latest City to Approve Resolution to Overturn Citizens United, and More
Yesterday u2013 Senate Republicans dropped their filibuster and allowed an up or down vote on extending the Bush tax cuts for 98% of Americans, a Japanese newspaper is …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millions of Americans Will Not Have Access to Health Insurance Under “Obamacare” Thanks to the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision, and More
In today's On the News segment: Millions of Americans will not have access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act thanks to the Supreme Court's recent decision; Senate …
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Legislators Solicit Corporate Cash to Attend ALEC Utah Meeting
A letter from a Louisiana state representative asking a corporate representative for money is another example of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)