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With a Gun Lobby Lock on Congress, Clinton Would Try Executive Action
Clinton's plan for cracking down on gun violence faces long odds given Congress has largely failed to pass gun control legislation.
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The “Radical” Pope Francis
Does Free Speech Have a Palestine Exception? Dismissed Professor Steven Salaita Speaks Out
Activists in the US are being harassed, disciplined, fired, sued, censored or threatened for their advocacy around Palestine.
Father of Slain Journalist Speaks Out to End US Gun Violence Epidemic
We speak with Andy Parker, the father of Alison Parker.
“NAFTA on Steroids”: Consumer Groups Slam the TPP as 12 Nations Agree to Trade Accord
Congress will have at least 90 days to review the TPP before President Obama can sign it.
A Look at Mexico’s Armed Conflict Through the Lens of “Drug War Capitalism”
Mexico ranks only behind Syria and Iraq in the sheer numbers of deaths due to armed conflict.
Inside Saudi Arabia: Butchery, Slavery and History of Revolt
“The Empire Files” exposes true nature of the US-Saudi love affair.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Don’t Want EPA to Consider Costs of Climate Change When Approving Permits, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans don't want the EPA to consider the cost of climate change when they approve operating and building permits; a new report concludes that …
Breast Cancer Patient Arrested for Protesting TPP: “This Is Price Gouging at the Cost of Lives”
One sticking point on the TPP had been the so-called death sentence clause, extending drug company monopolies on medicines.
Remembering Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015): “We Have to Change Ourselves in Order to Change the World”
The legendary Detroit activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died Monday at the age of 100.