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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.
A People Expunged: Marking the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Amid Ongoing Turkish Denials
An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were exterminated.
“Running While Black”: Protests Swell Over Death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore Police Custody
Protests in Baltimore have entered their fifth day.
US-Backed Saudi War in Yemen Continues as Aid Groups Describe “Catastrophic” Humanitarian Crisis
Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck Yemeni cities.
Lawrence Lessig on Why Elizabeth Warren Needs to Run for President
Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig made the passionate case for “Run Warren Run.”
“It Was Worth Risking My Life, My Freedom”: Campaign Reform Activist on Flying Gyrocopter to Capitol
Doug Hughes flew a gyrocopter on the lawn of the US Capitol.
Kenyan Mother Wins Goldman Prize for Anti-Lead Protest After Her Own Breast Milk Made Baby Sick
Omido organized to close a lead plant in Mombasa.
At Least 116 Environmental Defenders Were Murdered Last Year, Mostly in Latin America
Killings of environmental activists are on the rise.