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May 18, 2012- Documents Reveal New Details in Trayvon Martin Killing
- Hundreds Protest Acquittal of Houston Ex-Cop in Assault of Black Teenager
- Envoy Tells Israel U.S. Ready for Attack on Iran
- U.S. Gives Israel $70 Million Boost for Missile Defense
- Israeli Gunfire Wounds 7 Palestinians Near Gaza Border
- Egyptian Police Officers Acquitted in Protester Killings
- U.S. Lifts Trade Restrictions on Burma
- Global Events Mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
- House Anti-Abuse Bill Omits Protections for LGBT, Native American, Immigrant Victims
- Report: GOP Super PAC Planned Ads Tying Obama to Pastor
- Judge Strikes Down Indefinite Detention in NDAA
- JPMorgan Loses Additional $1 Billion on Risky Trade
- DEA Confirms Involvement in Deadly Honduras Attack
- U.S. to Send Combat Brigade to Africa
- Over 100,000 Protest in Chile to Support Students’ Demands
- Kucinich to Retire from Congress
- Wildfires Sweep Across Parts of Arizona
- Vermont Becomes 1st State to Ban Fracking
- Census: White Births No Longer the Majority in U.S.
- Lawsuit Challenging NYPD "Stop-and-Frisk" Granted Class Action Status
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Occupy G8: Peoples’ Summit Confronts World Leaders at Camp David, Urging Action on Poverty, Hunger
World leaders are convening at the heavily guarded Camp David in Maryland today for the G8 Summit. Leading nonprofits such as Save the Children and Oxfam are urging G8 leaders to live up... -
"I Know He Was Scared": Trayvon Martin’s Girlfriend Recounts Phone Call Right Before Fatal Shooting
Florida prosecutors have released a trove of documents, photographs and audio recordings revealing new details about the night George Zimmerman shot dead the unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin... -
Ben Jealous: "Heartbreaking" Trayvon Tapes Capture Experience of Millions Racially Profiled in U.S.
Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the NAACP, joins us to react to the new audio recordings and documents released in the investigation of Trayvon Martin’s killing. The evidence... -
"The Worst Racial Profiling Program in the Country": NAACP President on NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Program
A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit opposing the New York City Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk program, opening the door to legal recourse for... -
All-White Jury Acquits Houston Ex-Police Officer in Videotaped Beating of Black Teen Chad Holley
Hundreds of people rallied in Houston on Thursday to protest the acquittal of a former police officer in the videotaped beating of an African-American teenager. On Wednesday, the officer,... -
U.S. Secret Drug War in Honduras: Botched DEA Raid Leaves 2 Pregnant Women, 2 Men Dead
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has confirmed its agents were on board a U.S.-owned helicopter with Honduran police officers when four people were shot and killed on a boat earlier this...
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- Judge Strikes Down Indefinite Detention in NDAA
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- Kucinich to Retire from Congress
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- Vermont Becomes 1st State to Ban Fracking
- Census: White Births No Longer the Majority in U.S.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan. Veterans of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are now challenging the occupation of Chicago. This week, NATO is holding the largest meeting in its 63-year history there. Protests and rallies will confront the two-day summit, facing off against a massive armed police and military presence.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
