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Truthout Interviews JP Sottile on the School of the Americas 2.0
The US Army School of the Americas in Georgia was the key training facility for Central American groups engaged in right wing coups and repression in the 1980s.
Riot as the Language of the Unheard: Ferguson Protests Set to Continue in Fight for Racial Justice
Ferguson are still burning after a night of protests following the grand juryu2019s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who killed Michael Brown.
Black Lives Matter: Ferguson Erupts After Grand Jury Clears Officer in Michael Brown Killing
A grand jury in St. Louis, Missouri has chosen not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager.
“It Is Officially Open Season on Black Folks”: Legal Expert Decries Handling of Wilson Grand Jury
A grand jury has found “that no probable cause exists” to charge Officer Darren Wilson with any crime in the death of Michael Brown.
How Public Power Can Defeat Plutocrats
Government has become a clearinghouse for corporations and plutocrats with deep pockets.
After Vowing to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan, Obama Secretly Extends the United States’ Longest War
President Obama has secretly extended the US role in Afghanistan.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Walmart Is One of the World’s Biggest Consumers of Coal, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new report, Walmart is one of the world's biggest consumers of coal, and more.
Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, but State Obstruction Bars His Release
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox.
FAIR TV: Keystone Misinformation, War “Works” and NPR’s Cosby Questions
On this week's edition: The Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news - and so is a lot of the same old misinformation, and more.
Viggo Mortensen Helps Mark 10 Years of Howard Zinn’s “Voices of a People’s History”
Actors are gathering in New York today for a reading of “Voices of a People's History of the United States.”