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Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks Out From Jail on New Pennsylvania Law Silencing Prisoners
Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is set to sign into law a bill critics say will trample the free speech rights of prisoners.
Media Enabled Musketeers: Russian and American Filmmakers With Disabilities Document Shared Struggles
Meet the Media Enabled Musketeers, a group of Russians and Americans with disabilities who have banded together to raise awareness about disability issues through film.
“Women Are Being Driven Offline”: Feminist Anita Sarkeesian Terrorized for Critique of Video Games
Anita Sarkeesian, a prominent feminist critic of video games, was forced to cancel a speech at Utah State University last week after she received death threats.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: California’s Dwindling Water Supply Is Contaminated, and More
In today's On the News segment: California is already dealing with the worst drought in history. The last thing residents needed was to learn that their dwindling water supply …
Keeping Faith in Democracy
“Democracy has been meant to remove the artificial constraints, poverty is the huge artificial constraint on human thought and action,” says author Marilynne Robinson.
Sectarianization: Steven Heydemann and Joshua Landis on the Trajectory of the Syrian Nightmare
Two leading Syria experts, Steven Heydemann and Joshua Landis, talk about the “big picture” of the Syrian conflict and the wider crisis.
In Tight Midterms Facing Low Turnout, Colorado’s Senate Race Could Decide Who Controls Congress
Republican candidate Cory Gardner and Democratic incumbent Mark Udall are neck and neck in the polls.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is Number One in Violence, and More
In today's On the News segment: Violence is one of the only reasons the US finds itself at the top of any charts, and more.
In Historic Police Brutality Case, Family of Homeless Denver Pastor Killed in Custody Awarded $4.6 Million
As Denver faces a string of police brutality cases, a federal jury has awarded a historic $4.6 million in damages to the family of a homeless preacher killed while …
An Unprofitable Disease: In the Political Economy of Ebola, Who Lives and Who Dies?
Science writer Leigh Phillips calls for a socialization of pharmaceutical research and production due to the political and economic circumstances of the spread of Ebola.