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Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein: The United States’ Multi-Organ Failure
Part of the way the US Empire's elections are rigged is the corporate media's censorship of third-party candidates.
As Clinton Backs Closer US-Israel Ties, Sanders Criticizes Settlements and 2014 Assault on Gaza
As Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders prepare for tonight's debate in Brooklyn, one issue expected to come up is the Israel-Palestine conflict.
“She’s Baldly Lying”: Human Rights Expert on Hillary Clinton’s Defense of Her Role in Honduras Coup
“She's baldly lying when she says we never called it a coup.”
Could Sanders’ Social Justice Ideas Really Work? Take a Look at These Places
In his new film, Michael Moore shows us what free college and healthcare looks like.
Democracy Spring: More Than 400 Arrested at US Capitol Protesting Corruption and Money in Politics
Similar acts of civil disobedience are scheduled throughout the week.
Dark Money and Lobbyists Serving as Superdelegates Could Decide the 2016 Race
In a close race, superdelegates could determine the Democratic Party's nominee.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: It’s Time to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies, and More
In today's On the News segment: If we want renewable energy to flourish in the US, we need to end the massive subsidies to the fossil fuel industry; climate …
Black Lives Matter vs. the LAPD: Are the Police Unfairly Targeting and Surveilling the Movement?
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are determining whether to retry six Black Lives Matter activists whose trial recently ended in a hung jury.
Marxism 101: How Capitalism Is Killing Itself
A 2016 poll found young Americans have a much more favorable view of socialism than capitalism.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Treasury Department Cracks Down on Corporate Inversions, and More
The Treasury Department proposed new rules that would “wipe out” the massive tax benefits of the largest corporate inversion in US history.