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New Analysis: Outside Spending in Competitive 2014 Senate Races Shatters 2012 Records
The midterm elections have seen new highs in nonparty outside spending.
Citizen Activists Fast to Push Anti-Corruption Vote
Citizen activists from across the country are entering the final days of their water-only fast after weeks of deprivation in a bid to elevate the issue of money-in-politics corruption …
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein Fighting for Tougher Bank Sanctions, Stymies Bank of America Settlement
SEC commissioner Kara Stein has been using her post as a surprisingly effective bully pulpit to pressure the agency and other regulators into upping their game against big banks …
As Vote Nears, North Dakota Amendment Stirs Debate About More Than Abortion
Money and strategists are shaping a nationally watched campaign amid talk of in vitro fertilization and end-of-life care.
Arizona Agrees to Settlement to Improve Prison Health Care, Limit Use of Solitary Confinement
The ACLU claims that conditions in Arizona prisons caused numerous deaths and preventable injuries.
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For Moment, the World Embraces the Cuba Model – and Slaps the Empire
This week the nations of the world rebuked the United States' 54-year embargo against Cuba.
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The Pressure to Escalate
ISIS and Ebola - Think of them as the two horsemen of the present American apocalypse.
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Catcalling
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2014 Election Night Coverage With Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez will interview journalists, scholars, politicians and activists around the country about important ballot initiatives and key local and state races.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 2 Million Barrels of Oil Still Trapped on the Ocean Floor After BP Spill, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new study, about 2 million barrels are still trapped on the ocean floor after the 2010 BP oil spill, and …