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After Cop’s Shooting of Unarmed Walter Scott Caught on Video, New Calls for Body Cameras on Police
The fatal shooting Walter Scott has reignited a debate over body-worn cameras.
Are Obama’s Record Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt and Iraq Fueling Unrest in Middle East?
President Obama has overseen a major increase in weapons sales since taking office.
“Cowspiracy”: As California Faces Drought, Film Links Meat Industry to Water Scarcity and Climate Change
One group not facing restrictions is big agriculture, which uses about 80 percent of California's water.
TSA’s Airport “Behavior Detection Program” Found to Target Undocumented Immigrants, Not Terrorists
The Intercept found that 90 percent of all those arrested were detained for being in the country illegally.
Mexican Migrant Children Forgotten at the Border
Mexican children rarely get an opportunity to tell their story before an immigration judge.
Spoils of War: How Private Military Contractors Legally Steal From Taxpayers
War companies like Halliburton and Kellogg Brown and Root use “cost plus” arrangements to legally steal from taxpayers.
“From Bad to Worse”: Hundreds Dead and 100,000 Displaced as Saudi-Led Strikes Push Yemen to the Brink
The Red Cross has warned of a dire humanitarian situation and demanded access to the the sieged areas.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Germany May Completely Ban Fracking, and More
In today's On the News segment: Last week, the German cabinet approved that nation's first-ever fracking law; rising global temperatures already have a financial and human cost;Â new research says …
“They Couldn’t Take My Soul”: Anthony Ray Hinton on His Exoneration After 30 Years on Death Row
Hinton is one of the longest-serving death row prisoners to be freed.
Louisiana Denies Compensation to Dying Exonerated Death Row Prisoner as Former Prosecutor Apologizes
Glenn Ford was freed in March 2014.