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Israel-Palestine: As Stabbings, Shootings Kill Dozens, Endless Occupation Fuels Resistance
The death toll from violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories has increased.
Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge Its Dwindling Groundwater
Surface water projects give groundwater a break, in the state's fourth year of severe drought.
The United States’ Unofficial Religion: The War on an Idea
The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from its courts to its military. But it also has effective ideological weapons.
Whistleblower Leaks Trove of Documents on Drones and Obama’s Assassination Program
Newly leaked government documents have provided an unprecedented window into the secret US drone assassination program.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Take Center Stage at First Democratic Debate of 2016 Race
The debate covered contentious topics from gun control to climate change to the 2003 vote to invade Iraq.
Is Snowden a Hero or Traitor? Democrats Debate Whether NSA Whistleblower Should Face Jail Term
Democratic candidates sparred on Tuesday about what should happen to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 25 Percent of the World’s Energy Will Be Generated by Renewables by 2020, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new report from the International Energy Agency, within five years, one quarter of all the world's energy will be generated …
Outsourcing a Refugee Crisis: US Paid Mexico Millions to Target Central Americans Fleeing Violence
The Obama administration is paying the Mexican government to keep people from reaching the US border.
The Rise of the United States’ Secret Government: The Deadly Legacy of Ex-CIA Director Allen Dulles
It's been more than 50 years since Allen Dulles resigned as director of the CIA, but his legacy lives on.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fortune 500 Companies Have $2.1 Trillion Stashed in Overseas Tax Havens, and More
In today's On the News segment: Fortune 500 companies have $2.1 trillion stashed in overseas tax havens; workers in Washington, DC, could soon be guaranteed 16 weeks of paid family …