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Is Obama Making Good on His Promise to Close Gitmo?
Four months after President Obama recommitted to close Gitmo, TRNN contributor Michael Ratner gives us an update on the status of the prison.
The F Word: Domestic Workers Aren’t Members of the Family
The Obama administration announced it will finally extend minimum wage and overtime protections to domestic workers, a change labor and community groups have pushed for.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Has One Week to Continue Resolutions or Risk Government Shutdown
Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need to know this. Over the weekend, a massive hostage situation unfolded in a Kenyan shopping mall, and at least 62 …
Spilling the NSA’s Secrets: Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger on the Inside Story of Snowden Leaks
Interview with Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, the British newspaper that first reported on Snowdenu2019s leaked documents.
Thanks to Governor Corbett, Philly Schools Open Overcrowded and Understaffed
When Philadelphia public school students returned to class earlier this month, they were attending a district wracked by the firing of thousands of employees and the shuttering of 23 …
Truthout TV Interviews Candice Bernd About For-Profit Education and Standardization in the US
Truthout's Candice Bernd talks about the Common Core State Standards Initiative that is being implemented in 45 states in the US.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senator John McCain Warns House Republicans Against Government Shutdown
Click here to support courageous reporting and commentary by making a tax-deductible contribution to Truthout! Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need to know this. Less than …
Obama’s Climate Change Policies Are Imperialistic and Despotic
Subhankar Banerjee: The Obama administration's focus on oil extraction and emphasis on fracking is not addressing climate change.
Two Years After Occupy Wall Street, a Network of Offshoots Continues Activism for the 99%
Two years after the Occupy Wall Street movement shifted the conversation on economic inequality, Democracy Now! looks at its origins in New York City's Zuccotti Park and its continued …
On Reinventing the Meaning of Politics and What Needs to Be Done
A global war to resurrect a sense of