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The Price of Fashion
The price of fashion is on the rise as the death toll in Bangladeshu2019s garment factories grows.

“Edward Snowden Is a Patriot”: Ex-NSA CIA, FBI and Justice Whistleblowers Meet Leaker in Moscow
Democracy Now! spends the hour with four former US intelligence officials - all whistleblowers themselves - who have just returned from visiting National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden in …

Two Hundred Arrested in Historic Action Demanding Immigration Reform and a Halt to Deportations
The Real News speaks to Rep. John Lewis, Rev. Barber of North Carolina and others who committed civil disobedience to raise awareness for the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

Living a Death
Will India or any other country give me asylum? I do not know at all.

Free & Equal Releases Video of First-Ever UN Ministerial Meeting on LGBT Human Rights
The Free & Equal campaign aims to raise awareness of homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination, and encourage greater respect for the rights of LGBT people.

A Discriminatory Ban on Religious Symbols for State Employees Threatens Human Rights in Quebec
The proposed charter would aim to clarify the ways in which to govern in Quebec, especially with religious minorities.

Is Obama Making Good on His Promise to Close Gitmo?
Four months after President Obama recommitted to close Gitmo, TRNN contributor Michael Ratner gives us an update on the status of the prison.

Spilling the NSA’s Secrets: Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger on the Inside Story of Snowden Leaks
Interview with Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, the British newspaper that first reported on Snowdenu2019s leaked documents.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Twelve People Killed in Mass Shooting at Navy Yard Complex, and More
On Monday, 12 people were killed in a mass shooting in our nation's capital, and at least 8 others were injured, and more.

The Ultimate Loaded Question: What’s for Dinner?
The dinner table is where economics and class, education and upbringing, values and culture, all collide with oneu2019s time management skills and energy level.