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A Call for Divestment From the Criminal Punishment System
How a black youth-led organization aims to cut the profit flow from mass incarceration.
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Empire and the Environment
Abby Martin sits down with the President of Ecuador to talk about different issues impacting the country and region.
Uprising Continues in Milwaukee After Police Kill 23-Year-Old Black Man
Protests are continuing in Milwaukee two days after police shot dead a 23-year-old African-American man named Sylville Smith.
Seymour Hersh on White House Lies About bin Laden’s Death, Pakistan and the Syrian Civil War
Seymour Hersh casts a critical eye on the official White House narratives around bin Laden, Syria and the rest.
The Biggest Spender Backing Donald Trump? The NRA
The NRA has spent $6 million in TV ads on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate.
Opposing Corporate Theft of Mayan Textiles, Weavers Appeal to Guatemala’s High Court
Guatemala's Indigenous Mayan weavers are fighting corporate appropriation of their intellectual property rights.
A Surprise Shill for Big Pharma?
Patients groups are the focus of a new report that asks questions about ties to corporate pharmaceutical companies.
Thousands of Pages of Confidential Think Tank Documents Detail Corporate Ties, New York Times Reports
The emails are evidence that corporations that donated to non-profit think tanks were promised specific receivables in return.
Stark New Evidence on How Money Shapes US Elections
Oversights of two generations of social scientists have weakened democracy.
2016 From the Top Down: Trump Looms Over Down-Ticket Races
On the presidential end, the situation couldn't be more stark. Plus, Trump is having a definite effect on the Senate races.