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Some in US Intel Community Reject Obama Admin Case for Syria Attack
Gareth Porter: US Intelligence on Syria
Seattle Environmental Activists Under FBI Surveillance
Journalist Mark Taylor-Canfield talks with Mike Malloy about the surveillance of Seattle environmental activists by the FBI.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Low Income Residents in Washington Losing Homes for as Little as $44, and More
In today's On the News segment: The President will sit down for interviews with six major news networks tonight, and call on Congress to approve the military strike; since …
US Attack on Syria Violates International Law
Michael Ratner: Without UN approval, US attack on Syria violates international law.
Fracking in Paradise
While the Golden State may be sitting on an oil fortune, the California coast is all too familiar with offshore drilling catastrophes.
Rachel Maddow | “No Good Options”: Radioactive Leaks From Japan’s Damaged Nuclear Plant Threaten the Pacific Ocean
Edwin Lyman, of the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks with Rachel Maddow about the alarming new radiation readings coming from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan and …
In Secret AT&T Deal, US Drug Agents Given Access to 26 Years of Americans’ Phone Records
Under a secretive DEA program called the Hemisphere Project, the agency has access to records of every phone call transmitted via AT&T's infrastructure dating back to 1987.
Brazil Police Torture and Disappear Favelas Residents With Impunity
Brazil's police have tortured and disappeared more people under democratic leadership (1985-present) than during its military dictatorship.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Living in Poverty Affects More Than a Person’s Physical Health, and More
In today's On the News segment:President Obama announced that he will ask Congress for authorization for a military strike in Syria; Harvard scientists found that the constant strain of …
Trade & Investment Rules Facilitating What, for Whom?
Vijay Prashad: "People who own things have disproportionate economic power in society. We've made it impossible to create economic power for workers."