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“You Can Replace Property, You Can’t Replace a Life”: Voices of the Unheard in the Baltimore Streets
Tuesday night, police in riot gear fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters who defied the curfew when it began at 10 pm.
Do the Worm Bin! A Catchy Tune About Composting
This week, learn about composting, a great way to reduce the amount of trash a household produces.
National Guard Deployed as Baltimore Erupts After Years of Police Violence, Economic Neglect
Baltimore public schools are closed, and a weeklong curfew is in effect.
Nobel Laureates Call on “Militaristic” United States to Renew Pledge to Protect Human Rights
President Barack Obama has authorized more drone strikes during his first three months in office than President Bush did during his entire administration.
Liberian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee: How a Sex Strike Propelled Men to Refuse War
Gbowee notes the idea for the strike came from a Muslim woman and was inspired in part by the civil rights movement in the United States.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Hawaii Is the Latest Battleground in the Fight for Solar Energy, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Hawaiian Electric Company has been blocking thousands of residents from generating their own electricity; the loss of sea ice in the Arctic …
Judge’s Ruling in Rekia Boyd Case Sparks Outrage, Protests
The surprise ruling in the trial of Dante Servin, a Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 22-year old Rekia Boyd on Chicago's West side in 2012, sparked a …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We Spend $2 Billion a Year on Congress
Corporate lobbyists spend even more to buy off our federal lawmakers, and more.
Pentagon Speeds Efforts to Resettle Guantanamo Prisoners Ahead of Vote on Two-Year Transfer Ban
Officials plan to send up to 10 prisoners overseas.
As President Obama Apologizes for Deaths of Hostages in Drone Strike, Does the US Know Who It Is Killing?
A US drone strike in Pakistan killed two hostages.