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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Alaska Could Be the Third State To Legalize Recreational Pot, and More
In today's On the News segment: Organizers in Alaska have obtained enough signatures to put recreational marijuana up for a vote this coming August; Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has …
UN Report Blasts Catholic Church for Systemic Child Abuse Coverups
Chairperson Kirsten Sandberg discusses the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child report outlining massive allegations of child abuse coverups and its demands the Vatican take action to …
“Climate Hubs” a Good Step, but Obama’s Policies Still Leading to Climate Disaster
Renowned climate scientist Michael Mann says its necessary for the Obama administration help farmers deal with climate change, but moving forward forward the Keystone XL, it will be the …
“An Olympic Snowden”: US Athlete on Being Turned Into a “Spokesperson for Verizon” at 2006 Games
We look at a side of the Olympics that you won't see in the wall-to-wall media coverage.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Living Close to Nature Improves Our Mental Health, and More
Studies like these prove that our natural environment should be protected as the valuable resource it really is.
Taking the Mic: Why Structural and Environmental Racism Matter
There is a phrase used again and again when people bring up something uncomfortable about the environmental movement. We are told that we are being “divisive.”
Kids for Cash: Inside One of the Nation’s Most Shocking Juvenile Justice Scandals
The shocking story of how thousands of children in Pennsylvania were jailed by two corrupt judges who received $2.6 million in kickbacks from the builders and owners of private …
Danger of Global Recession After 30 Years of Neoliberal Counterrevolution
Heiner Flassbeck, former director of UNCTAD, says the pressure for even lower wages, the crisis in emerging markets and deflation in Europe means a slide into global recession is …
DC Close to Decriminalizing Marijuana, Maintains Public Consumption as a Criminal Offense
On Tuesday, the DC city council voted 11 to 1 to decriminalize marijuana possession in the nation's capital.
Is the TPP Dead? Have We Won?
An interview with Kevin Zeese, organizer with Flush the TPP and Popular Resistance.