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“Africa’s Pinochet”: Former US-Backed Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré Faces War Crimes Trial
The former dictator of Chad is accused of killing as many as 40,000 people during his eight years in power in the 1980s.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Cap-and-Trade Emissions Programs Are Paying Off in the Northeast, and More
In today's On the News segment: Nine Northeastern states are reaping the benefits of their Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; European regulators are being swayed by Big Agriculture; conservative media claim …
Danny Glover and Medea Benjamin on Assata, Guantánamo and Trade
Both activists have traveled to Cuba many times over the past decades despite the US embargo.
Apache Stronghold Caravan Calls to Protect Sacred Sites
Members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe are fighting to preserve sacred sites in Arizona.
Cuban Embassy Opens in Washington as US-Cuban Diplomatic Ties Restored
History is being made in Washington today when Cuba raises its flag.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Calls for Sweeping Reforms to US Prison System, and More
The US houses 25 percent of the world's prisoners, and more.
The Keralan Cowboy, Kerala, India
This film questions the economically driven government policy that will have a profound effect on our society and environment.
A Festival of Seeds, UK
Seed Matters is a short film capturing some of the voices from The Great Seed Festival.
A Forest of Fortune: Borneo, Indonesia
This is a film about managed agro forestry in Borneo where coal mines are ripping through the island.
Truthout’s Maya Schenwar and Former Prisoner Jason Hernandez Speak Out on Prisons and Policing
President Obama became the first sitting president in history to visit a federal prison.