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From Free Pre-K to Paid Sick Leave to Pay Raises, NYC Mayor de Blasio Fulfills Progressive Promises
Juan Gonzalez discusses his year-end interview with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Assata Shakur: What Does New US-Cuba Pact Mean for Exiled Black Panther Wanted in New Jersey?
What will happen to Assata Shakur now? We put the question to two attorneys: Michael Ratner and Martin Garbus.
Should Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and CIA Officials Be Tried for Torture? War Crimes Case Filed in Germany
A human rights group in Berlin, Germany, has filed a criminal complaint against the architects of the George W. Bush administration's torture program.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Poverty and Inequality Are Getting Worse in the US, and More
In today's On the News segment: Poverty and inequality are getting worse in our country, and more.
Truthout Interviews Michael Meurer on Torture Photos and Uruguay Thwarting Supply-Side Austerity Policies
Ted Asregadoo interviews Truthout contributor Michael Meurer.
The Millions March: The Post-Ferguson Moment Becoming a Movement
Young women of color are at the forefront of the burgeoning movement against racism and police brutality.
Does the Release of the Cuban Five Prove the US Failed to Destroy Cuba After Decades of Trying?
As a new chapter in U.S.-Cuban relations begins, we host a roundtable discussion about the prisoners released as part of the new deal.
Can Obama Lift the Embargo on Cuba Without Congress in Effort to Normalize US-Cuba Relations?
We look at the details of the new normalized relations between the United States and Cuba.
Democrats Bow Down to Wall Street
John R. MacArthur of Harper's Magazine says that both parties are abandoning the republic in pursuit of big bucks.
The Destabilization of Pakistan: Tariq Ali on Taliban School Massacre and US Afghan War Blowback
The Taliban said they targeted the children of military families in retaliation for Pakistan's anti-Taliban campaign in North Waziristan.