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The Priciest Midterms Ever, Brought to You by “Dark Money” and Election Finance Out of Control
Despite record campaign spending, voter turn-out was expected to be the lowest in years.
40,000 Voters Missing in Georgia? After Registration Drive in Areas of Color, Names Left Off Rolls
A major voting registration controversy could impact one of the Senate's tightest races.
2014 Election Night Coverage With Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez will interview journalists, scholars, politicians and activists around the country about important ballot initiatives and key local and state races.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 2 Million Barrels of Oil Still Trapped on the Ocean Floor After BP Spill, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new study, about 2 million barrels are still trapped on the ocean floor after the 2010 BP oil spill, and …
Jim Crow Returns: Interstate “Crosscheck” Program Could Strip Millions of the Right to Vote
Investigative journalist Greg Palast details how new voter ID laws risk disenfranchising millions, especially black, Hispanic and Asian-American voters.
This Is Not Your Normal School in Ayotzinapa Mexico
The Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School in Guerrero, Mexico, had a long history of student activism well before the 2014 kidnapping of 43 of its students.
Angelique Kidjo: Don’t Let the Ebola Crisis Dehumanize Africa and Don’t Let Hate Consume the United States
Ebola cases have surged in Sierra Leone and the confirmed overall toll has topped 5,000.
Bernie Sanders on Breaking Big Money’s Grip on Elections
Bernie Sanders is angry about big money's wholesale purchase of political power.
Mariana Mazzucato: Government Risk and Private Sector Reward
Is there a role for the state in fostering innovation?
FAIR TV: Time Magazine Fail, Climate Change Dodge and Erasing Non-Voters
FAIR TV covers Time magazine's attacks on public school teachers, new GOP tactics on climate change denial and campaign coverage.