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Occupy the Dream Kicks off in DC: “Occupy 2.0”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Jon Huntsman Drops Out of the Presidential Race, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
Bill Moyers: Lessons on Democracy From Woody Guthrie
With a center being built in Tulsa devoted to the work of Woody Guthrie, Bill looks back at the singer-songwriter’s life and work, finding many points of irony and …
In the Clearing Stands a Boxer: One Man’s Fight Against Fracking
What can an individual do to stand up against systemic injustice?
Guantánamo Detainees Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Prison’s 10th Anniversary
Detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay launched a hunger strike today marking the prison’s 10th anniversary, inspired in part by U.S. activists who have called for …
NDAA Military Detention of US Citizens Breaks Through to Major Media – Not American One, the BBC
Breaking the major broadcast news media's blackout on the most radical elimination of American rights in U.S. history, Professor of Law Jonathan Turley speaks to BBC on the National …
Nuclear Regulator Adds Heat to 2012 Congressional Race
Congratulations go out this first week of the new year to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for giving Democrats in Ohio’s 9th congressional district a reason to come out and …
Death of Private Danny Chen: Military Admits Chen Was Target of Race-Based Hazing on Daily Basis
U.S. Army investigators have released explosive new details about the death of Private Danny Chen, who allegedly took his own life just weeks after he was deployed to Afghanistan …
Three Cheers for the Nine-Spotted Ladybug
Jim Hightower, Other Words Great news, people! A colony of nine-spotted ladybugs has been discovered in Amagansett, New York. This uplifting story is a rich organic mixture of state …
Marching Off the Cliff
Scarcely one-third of the U.S. population believes that there is a scientific consensus on the threat of global warming.