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Copenhagen Attack Witness Inna Shevchenko Debates Scholar Tariq Ramadan on Religion and Free Speech
The attacks in Copenhagen come a month after the massacre at the Paris offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: HSBC May Have Gotten Away With More Crimes Than We Thought, and More
In today's On the News segment: The “too-big-to-jail” banks may have gotten away with even more crimes than we thought; according to billionaire Nick Hanauer, stock buybacks are killing …
As Study Finds 4,000 Lynchings in Jim Crow South, Will US Address Legacy of Racial Terrorism?
A new report has uncovered shocking details about the history of lynchings in the US and their legacy today.
Muslim Lives Matter: Loved Ones Honor North Carolina Shooting Victims and Reject Police Dismissal of a Hate Crime
The killings in Chapel Hill have sparked an international outcry, with the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter spreading across social media.
Governor Brown Urged to Shut Down All Wells Injecting Into Protected Aquifers During State’s Massive Drought
Thousands of California oil wells violating Safe Drinking Water Act, documents show.
Citizens Mobilize to Resist Undemocratic Corporate Water Grabs
We must continue to organize in the United States around similar, pro-active democratic solutions, to prepare for a future increasingly defined by resource scarcity, and fundamentally threatened by the …
Nurses Condemn Illinois Governor’s Anti-Worker Executive Order – Warn of Major Threat to Public Safety
"Nurses will never be silent in the face of attacks on their rights to advocate for public health and safety, or their right to form unions and act collectively …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: EPA Gives President Obama Cover to Reject Keystone XL, and More
Tar sands present a huge risk.
Juan Gonzalez: Overhaul of New York City’s 911 System Woefully Mismanaged and Nearly $1 Billion Over Budget
Troubles plague NYC's 911 system.
Anti-Fracking Coalition Calls for Shutdown of Toxic Injection Wells
The permission to pollute was granted because of the capture of the state's regulatory apparatus by Big Oil and other corporate interests.