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Obama Sends US Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground
The White House has announced a team of special operations forces numbering less than 50 will be sent to Syria.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We Spend 90 Times More on the Military Than on Head Start, and More
The FEC fails to update rules and regulate election spending.
After 13 Years Behind Bars, Shaker Aamer Released From Guantánamo
British resident Shaker Aamer has been freed from Guantanamo.
Criminalizing the Classroom: Inside the School-to-Prison Pipeline
New York City has more than 5,000 police officers patrolling the city's schools.
South Carolina Incident Highlights Growing Police Presence in Classrooms
The incident is the latest in a series of cases of police officers in schools using excessive force against students.
Texas Student Spent 52 Days in a Coma After Being Tased by Police at School
The student was permanently brain injured.
Noam Chomsky: Electing the President of an Empire
Noam Chomsky discusses the reality of “democracy” under capitalism.
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on “Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy”
One of the nation's leading economists is calling for a comprehensive overhaul of the US economy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: One in Five Animal Species Are at Risk of Extinction, and More
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Voices of Rise Up October: Victims’ Families Decry Police Violence
On Saturday, thousands rallied in New York City against police brutality.