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Will 712 Democratic Officials Decide the 2016 Election? The Secret History of Superdelegates
Hillary Clinton began the primaries with a more than 400-delegate lead by securing support from superdelegates.
Rekia Boyd’s Killer Resigns as Activists Call for End to “Reign of Terror” by Chicago Police
Dante Servin resigned from the Chicago Police Department just days before hearings were set to begin into whether he should be fired
Noam Chomsky: Today’s Republican Party Is a Candidate for Most Dangerous Organization in Human History
Chomsky looks at the rightward shift in US politics and the 2016 election.
Noam Chomsky: Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff “Impeached by a Gang of Thieves”
“What's happening in Brazil now is extremely unfortunate in many ways,” Chomsky said.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Beekeepers Lost 44 Percent of Honey Bee Colonies in 2015, and More
In today's On the News segment: US beekeepers lost 44 percent of honey bee colonies in 2015; microplastics might be contaminating the air we breathe; an atmospheric measuring station …
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Doing Harm: Medical Professionals and the Death Penalty
By participating in lethal injection executions, directly or not, are medical practitioners violating professional ethics?
Kochs’ “Grassroots Leadership Academy” Is Training an Astroturf Army
The Koch brothers have already spent at least $400 million of $889 million committed to the 2016 election cycle; where is that money being spent?
Women and Children First: Homeland Security Targets “Family Units” for Deportation in May and June
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has now told field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day surge of arrests focused on mothers and children.
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In Wake of Shell’s Gulf Oil Spill, Protesters Demand a Ban on Offshore Drilling
Activists from the Gulf and Arctic regions led a march in Washington, DC, against the president's offshore drilling plan.
CIA Watchdog “Mistakenly” Destroys Its Sole Copy of Senate Torture Report
Following a long battle to release the probe, some worry that the report could vanish altogether.