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Happy Birthday, Guantánamo: Reflections on the 14th Anniversary
Gitmo is an offshore penal colony that's close enough to administer with ease, but far enough away to exist on the margins of legality.
Revoke ExxonMobil’s Corporate Charter for Climate Destruction and Cover-Up
We should petition the attorney general of New Jersey, where ExxonMobil is incorporated, to revoke the oil firm's corporate charter.
Ramsey Orta Reflects on the Consequences of Exposing Police Brutality
He does not regret filming Eric Garner's death, but wishes he hadn't attached his name to it.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The FDA Has Only Banned Three Chemicals Out of Nearly 100 Known to Cause Health Risks, and More
In today's On the News segment: There are nearly 100 chemicals used in food processing and packaging that pose a serious health risk, but the FDA is only banning …
Why Is Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Police Killing of Eric Garner, the Only One Criminally Charged?
Orta says police have deliberately targeted him for capturing Garner's death on video and exposing it to the world.
El Chapo Is Caught, but Corruption, US Consumption and Failed Drug War Keep the Cartels in Business
It is unclear how much of an impact his arrest will have on a drug war that has killed tens of thousands.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: CEOs Are Fighting to Keep Their Taxes Low, and More
It's only the second full week of the new year, but many corporate CEOs have already made more money than most of us will make for the rest of …
Historic Trial Lets Activists Who Blocked Oil Train Cite Climate Change Threat in Their Defense
Five climate justice activists go on trial in Washington State today for tying themselves to a 25-foot tripod structure to block a mile-long oil train.
Who Profits From the Refugee Crisis?
When conflicts rage and civilians become refugees, the arms industry sells more weapons and has more money to influence policy.
North Carolina Coal Ash Victims Blast State for Downgrading Duke Energy Dumpsite Risks
The Department of Environmental Quality's report listed only eight coal ash ponds as high risk.