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The Politics of Going Green
Summer is in full swing, and there's news now that the world just had its hottest June on record.
US Jewish Leader Henry Siegman to Israel: Stop Killing Palestinians and End the Occupation
In the second part of our interview, Henry Siegman, the former head of the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America, discusses the assault on Gaza, Hamas’ …
Henry Siegman, Leading Voice of US Jewry, on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents”
Henry Siegman, the former head of the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America, discusses the assault on Gaza.
“They Thought They’d Be Safe. They Were Wrong”: 20 Gazans Killed in Israeli Bombing of UN Shelter
Dozens of Palestinian civilians have been killed in the most intensive 48-hour bombardment of Gaza so far.
Obama Joins EU in Sanctioning Russia as Ukraine’s Civilian Death Toll Mounts
Writer Roger Annis discusses the West's plans to further isolate Russia and the Ukrainian governments embrace of austerity while civilians pay the price.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congressional Failure to Raise Wages Has Cost Americans $6 Billion, and More
In today's On the News segment: If the minimum wage had kept up with inflation since 2009, American workers would have earned another $6 billion over the last five …
Jeremy Scahill: Leaked US Terrorist Watchlist Rulebook Reveals “Global Stop and Frisk Program”
The Obama administration has expanded the national terrorist watchlist system by approving broad guidelines over who can be targeted.
New Senate Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Central American Migration
Senate Democrats have introduced a bill allocating $2.7 billion this year to deal with the surge of unaccompanied children and families from Central America entering the United States.
Despite Growing International Condemnation, No End to Gaza Violence in Sight
As the death toll in Gaza passes 1,000 Lia Tarachansky and Phyllis Bennis respond to a poll which found 86 percent of Israelis reject a ceasefire, while a growing …
What Do Gazans Endure? A Palestinian Student Who Lost Two Brothers, Four Cousins Tells His Story
Five years ago Palestinian student Amer Shurrab lost his two brothers in Israel's Operation Cast Lead.