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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 …
Jim Crow Returns: Interstate “Crosscheck” Program Could Strip Millions of the Right to Vote
Investigative journalist Greg Palast details how new voter ID laws risk disenfranchising millions, especially black, Hispanic and Asian-American voters.
This Is Not Your Normal School in Ayotzinapa Mexico
The Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School in Guerrero, Mexico, had a long history of student activism well before the 2014 kidnapping of 43 of its students.
Angelique Kidjo: Don’t Let the Ebola Crisis Dehumanize Africa and Don’t Let Hate Consume the United States
Ebola cases have surged in Sierra Leone and the confirmed overall toll has topped 5,000.
“Prison Inflicts Mass Violence”: Bill Ayers Interviews Maya Schenwar
In this interview, Bill Ayers speaks with Maya Schenwar about her new book and how we can create a society that doesn't use prison to “solve” its problems.
The European Conundrum: Stagnation, Massive Unemployment and Rising Debt – Despite Austerity
Europe is the sick man of the global economy once again.
Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates
Water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed, targeting the “most vulnerable and poorest” of the city's population, according to UN observers.
How Will Georgia Voters Turnout for Equal Pay?
The Georgia Senate candidates' most interesting records on equal pay are in business, and they're worth close attention.
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FBI Infringes the Associated Press Trademark, and AP Yawns
The press really doesn't care about the FBI's infringement of the AP trademark to run a fake news story used to ensnare a young suspect.
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A Moderate, Hidden in Plain Sight
“The constant calls for a moderate, sensible path that supposedly lies between the extremes of the two parties, but is in fact exactly what Mr. Obama has been proposing.”