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Judge’s Ruling in Rekia Boyd Case Sparks Outrage, Protests
The surprise ruling in the trial of Dante Servin, a Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 22-year old Rekia Boyd on Chicago's West side in 2012, sparked a …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We Spend $2 Billion a Year on Congress
Corporate lobbyists spend even more to buy off our federal lawmakers, and more.
Pentagon Speeds Efforts to Resettle Guantanamo Prisoners Ahead of Vote on Two-Year Transfer Ban
Officials plan to send up to 10 prisoners overseas.
As President Obama Apologizes for Deaths of Hostages in Drone Strike, Does the US Know Who It Is Killing?
A US drone strike in Pakistan killed two hostages.
A People Expunged: Marking the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Amid Ongoing Turkish Denials
An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were exterminated.
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Fossil Fuel Extinction
“Squatters in Our Own Cities”: The Displacement of Sri Lanka’s Populations
The return of expropriated land and full political enfranchisement remain elusive in Sri Lanka.
Awaiting Justice: Indigenous Resistance in the Tar Sands of Canada
The Nation of the Lubicon Cree is on the frontlines of environmental destruction.
Can You Really Be GM-Free? Why New European Laws Pose a Moral Dilemma
If public morality justifies a national ban on GM food, why is no such ban required for GM feed and GM crops also?
A Chronicle of Woe: US Policing Culture From Iraq and Vietnam to Jon Burge’s Chicago
The culture of US policing needs to move beyond current practice and operations.