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The US War on Drug Cartels in Mexico Is a Deadly Failure
Mark Karlin: Approximately 50,000 or more Mexicans have been killed since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a so-called war on drug cartels.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Protests in the Middle East Are About a Twisted Foreign Policy
This is not about a movie. This is not about Islam. This is about a twisted foreign policy that has been pushed by the far right for …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Federal Judge Struck Down the Indefinite Detention Provision Within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and More
In today's On the News segment: Federal Judge Katherine Forrest struck down the controversial indefinite detention provision passed and signed by President Obama on New Year's Eve last year …
Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Fourth Day
Labor unions back striking teachers, while Democrats remain silent .
Middle East Protests at US Embassies Spread in Uproar Over Anti-Muslim US Film
Protests are spreading in the Middle East over a movie made by a U.S. filmmaker considered blasphemous to Islam.
Does Obama’s Economic Policy “Just Need More Time”?
Gerry Epstein: The basic policies must change or recession and high unemployment will continue.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Fukushima Crisis Is Prompting the Japanese Government to Rid the Nation of Nuclear Power, and More
In today's On the News segment: The ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan is prompting that government to take action and rid the nation of nuclear power; the Republican …
Rachel Maddow: Getting 9-11 History Right
Kurt Eichenwald talks with Rachel Maddow about what he learned about the previously unrealized degree of specificity and frequency of warnings the Bush administration received about a terror attack …
Thousands Rally in Chicago Teachers’ Strike, Pushing Back Against Corporatized Education Reform
Almost 30,000 teachers and their support staff have walked out over reforms sought by the cityu2019s powerful mayor, Rahm Emanuel, who is President Obamau2019s former chief of staff.
Fracking Boomtown
Truthout reporter Mike Ludwig and videographer Andy Spear visited Carrollton, Ohio, to find out how the gas and oil rush can turn a small town upside down.