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Security, Refugees and Profit at the US Border
As record numbers of child migrants from Central America arrive at the US-Mexico border, journalist Todd Miller says the crisis should be a treated as a refugee issue, not …
“Indonesia Is on a Different Path”: US-Trained General Defeated After Alleged Plot to Rig Vote
An initial count in Indonesia's contested presidential election shows Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo has a several-point lead over former army general Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo has refused to concede defeat.
India’s Next Budget: Subsidies for Big Business and Debt for Citizens
Jayati Ghosh critiques the first budget presented by new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
Six-Month Anniversary of Major Chemical Spill in West Virginia
Russell Mokhiber and Angie Rosser discuss the effects of the West Virginia chemical spill on industry regulation and citizen organizing.
Investigation Proves NSA Spies on Americans Beyond Metadata Collection
Former NSA whistleblowers J. Kirk Wiebe and Bill Binney discuss how 90 percent of data intercepted by NSA originates from non-targets.
Spied on for Being Muslim? NSA Targets Named in Snowden Leaks Respond to US Government Surveillance
A new report by The Intercept has identified five prominent Muslim Americans who were spied on by the National Security Agency.
Rising Voices for a New Economy
In a world where income inequality is squeezing the middle class to the point of oblivion and those with the biggest bank accounts have the loudest voices, two of …
“Incitement Starts at the Top”: After Arab Teen’s Murder, Israeli Government Accused of Fueling Hatred
The threat of an Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip comes amidst heavy unrest in the West Bank and in Arab towns inside Israel following the killings of a …
The Kochs’ Anti-Civil Rights Roots: New Documents Expose Charles Koch’s Ties to John Birch Society
New documents show billionaire oil industrialist Charles Koch was an active member of the controversial right-wing John Birch Society during its campaigns against the civil rights movement.
Ikea Agrees to Pay Its Workers More Than Minimum Wage
Jeannette Wicks-Lim: There's a growing trend among the world's major corporations to voluntarily increase their workers' wages.