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Turkey in Crisis: Understanding the Erdogan/Gulen Split
Baris Karaagac: The events of the past two years has plunged Turkey into crisis, pitting two of the country's most powerful figures and former allies against each other Turkish …
Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Working Better Than the Right or Left Will Admit
Annelise Orleck: Though the War on Poverty failed to address the structural reasons poverty is so widespread in America, it did bring about badly needed changes including addressing childhood …
Noam Chomsky on the Legacy of Ariel Sharon: Not Speaking Ill of the Dead “Imposes a Vow of Silence”
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died Saturday at the age of 85 after eight years in a coma.
Truthout Interviews Mark Karlin About the “Deserving” and “Undeserving” Poor
Facts, figures, and reason are often at odds with emotions like anger and resentment - and so it goes on the subject of welfare.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans in Missouri Began the New Legislative Year With a Bang, and More
In today's On the News segment: While the media was focused on Chris Christie and “Bridge-gate,” Congress moved closer to accepting a massive, international trade agreement; the governor of …
Government’s Call for Less Police In School Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Student activist Tre Murphy: Eric Holder and Arne Duncan's call for less use of zero-tolerance policies is a good start but much work remains to reign in the use …
In New York City’s Transformed Political Era, Progressives Take Major Posts Under Mayor de Blasio
One week after the inauguration of new mayor Bill de Blasio, Melissa Mark-Viverito has been elected speaker of the New York City Council.
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Rachel Maddow | An Alternate Theory of the Christie Scandal
Rachel Maddow presents a new possibility of what the induced Ft. Lee traffic jam was retribution for if it wasn't over the mayor's gubernatorial endorsement.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Two MIT Students Show How Collecting Metadata Is a Major Privacy Violation, and More
In today's On the News segment: Two MIT students have created a program to help you understand the digital trail that you leave behind every day; in a survey, …
Washington State Boeing Workers Accept Pension Concessions
Mike Elk: Boeing workers' new contract is a blow to worker pensions nationwide.