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Excessive Force? Migrant Shot Dead by US Border Agent Near San Diego After Throwing Rock
While the United States, Mexico and Canada held a major summit in Mexico on Wednesday, US border policies are back in the spotlight after a US Border Patrol agent …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Denton, Texas Is Taking on the Fracking Industry, and More
In today's On the News segment: Denton, Texas is taking on the fracking industry; the Federal Communications Commission won't stand up for internet freedom; nearly 100,000 people are about …
“Tres Amigos” Mexico Summit Advancing Neoliberal Reforms
John Ackerman and Jeff Faux discuss how the meeting between the heads of Canada, Mexico and the United States will advance policies that increase inequality and fuel drug-related violence …
“Black Trans Bodies Are Under Attack”: Freed Activist CeCe McDonald, Actress Laverne Cox Speak Out
In the eyes of her supporters, CeCe McDonald was jailed for defending herself against the bigotry and violence that transgender people so often face and that is so rarely …
Why Is the 2008 Crisis Taking So Long To Resolve?
Economist Yilmaz Akyuz on how excessive reliance on the US Federal Reserve created more problems than it has solved.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Raising the Minimum Wage Could Decrease Jobs for Low-Wage Workers, and More
The Department of Homeland Security wants to keep a record of where you drive your car.
Attorney for Edward Snowden Interrogated at UK Airport, Placed on “Inhibited Persons List”
A lawyer who represents Snowden was recently detained while going through customs at Londonu2019s Heathrow Airport. Jesselyn Radack joins us today to tell her story.
Julian Assange on Being Placed on NSA “Manhunting” List and Secret Targeting of WikiLeaks Supporters
Amy Goodman: We speak to Assange live from the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has sought political asylum since 2012.
Ukraine’s Political Violence Spurred by Cultural Divide
Nicolai Petro: Violence persists between opposition and security forces, as opponents use culture to divide strongly nationalistic Ukrainian groups and factions identifying with Russia.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Hospitals Close as Georgia Continues to Block the Medicaid Expansion, and More
Another rural Georgia hospital is closing its doors as that state continues to block the Medicaid expansion, and more.