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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Total Overhaul of Student Loan System

Abortion-by-Mail Pilot Program Could Usher In Women's Health Revolution

Zaha Hadid Dies Aged 65

Let the light flood in: Zaha Hadid's 10 best buildings in pictures

Postscript: Zaha Hadid, 1950-2016

Groups Sue FDA Over 'Unlawful and Irresponsible' Approval of Frankenfish

'Mississippi Goddamn': State Sanctions Sweeping Discrimination

Donald Trump: There has to be some form of punishment for abortion

Sanders Economy Will 'Make Economy Great Again'

The Grisly Legacy of Kill the Indian, Save the Man

Family of Mexican Man "Tortured & Killed" by U.S. Border Agents Seeks Justice at Int'l Tribunal

Tied 4-4 After Scalia's Death, High Court Gives Unions a Win

Georgia Governor Will Veto Anti-LGBT ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill

A cannabis club in Colorado Springs is handing out free marijuana to military veterans

Trump campaign manager arrested for assaulting Breitbart reporter

11,000 Gallons of Oil Spills in Louisiana Bayou - Cleanup Underway

Too Rigged to Fail: The Homeowner Hampster Wheel of Mortgage Fraud

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Angela Davis on Ferguson, Palestine & the Foundations of a Movement

Bernie Sanders Wins Landslides in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii

Video shows Israeli soldier greeting far-right activist after killing wounded Palestinian stabber

'Fight for $15' movement wins major battle in California with minimum wage agreement

Putin congratulates Assad on liberating Palmyra, says Russia to aid in demining ancient city

Obama Arrives in Argentina Amid Protests Against his Visit

The Loss of Phife

Blackwater Founder Under Investigation for Illegal Mercenary Biz

Blackwater Founder's Latest Scheme: Money Laundering for Libyan Officials Through a Chinese Bank

Voters accuse Arizona of election fraud as Phoenix mayor requests federal investigation

Phoenix mayor urges DOJ to probe Arizona primary after voters claim ‘election fraud’

Trump's Popularity and the Rise of Authoritarian Capitalism

Why Trump is winning: His supporters think America is screwing over whites

Donald Trump is wicked. As a rabbi, I had to protest his AIPAC speech.

Nixon's War on Drugs Began as Strategy to Attack 'Antiwar Left and Black People'

Bernie Wins Utah and Idaho; Hillary Wins Arizona

Thousands protest alleged rape by US Marine in Japan’s Okinawa

Atlanta airport evacuated over suspicious package, reports of shooting

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton win Arizona primaries

No More Colonialism Disguised as Financial Assistance: The US Must Relinquish Puerto Rico

Twin Attacks Kill At Least 34 in Brussels, How Should Belgium and Europe Respond?

If Trump’s Racism Shocks You, So Too Should AIPAC's

Castro Demands Obama Drop Blockade, Return 'Illegally Occupied' Guantánamo

San Francisco techies are making the move to Seattle

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Colorado marijuana law from other states

Obama Visits Cuba in Historic Trip

Sanders Outraises Clinton as Primary Battle Advances Westward

Amid Water Crisis, Suspicious Flint City Hall Break-in Declared 'Inside Job'

Earth Hour 2016

100 years ago today, Ota Benga ended his horrible life after caged as ‘pygmy’ at Bronx Zoo

Suspected chemical spill sends 22, mostly kids, to hospitals in Colorado

Sanders Stands Alone as Only Candidate Skipping AIPAC

European Union Reaches Deal With Turkey On Migration Crisis

Plane crash in Russia kills 62 passengers.

Lula Joins President's Cabinet in Brazil, Avoiding Arrest

Baltimore Students say Police Beatings not Unusual

Senator Warren says insults will stop her from exposing corrupt banking system

Flint Residents: "We Need a Public Health Disaster Declaration from President Obama"

When will the US government stop persecuting whistleblowers?

Green Party presidential candidate offers ‘collaboration’ with Bernie Sanders

Obama Tells Donors Its Time to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton

SeaWorld Finally Ends its Orca Breeding Program

Here’s What a Budget That Prioritizes Peace Looks Like

The Bernie Sanders Speech Corporate Media Chose Not To Air

North Carolina Voter ID Law Takes Effect, Disproportionately Bars Blacks, Young People from Polls

Hillary Clinton Knocks Steam Out of Bernie Sanders Campaign

Anita Alvarez Loses, Concedes State's Attorney's Race to Kim Foxx

The Economic Justice We Should Be Voting For

Former GOP Congressmember Mickey Edwards: We Don't Have Democracy in Our Political System

6 out of 6: ALL of Syria's UNESCO Heritage Sites damaged or destroyed during civil war

Meet the Chicago Activists Who Forced Trump to Cancel Campaign Rally

Chicago-bound Amtrak train with over 140 on board derails in Kansas

The Bush Dynasty Has Been Broken

Why Chimpanzee-Testing in Medicine Had to End

Children Aged 10 and 6, Killed by US Funded Israeli Bombing in Gaza

600+ tractors in downtown Helsinki as Finnish farmers decry anti-Russian sanctions

The University of California Must Divest From Private Prisons

The University of California Must Divest From Private Prisons

Blowing the Biggest Political Story of the Last Fifty Years

Radioactive Waste Still Leaking Five Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Jury awards $15M to NYPD cop who sued police officers for falsely arresting and beating him

The Life and Death of "Green" Fracking Titan Aubrey McClendon

Racial tensions explode at Donald Trump’s rallies

Police found innocent shooting of college student

Before Her Assassination, Berta Cáceres Singled Out Hillary Clinton for Backing Honduran Coup

However the 2016 Election Ends, the Civil War for the Nation's Soul Will Continue

Paddles, Stun Guns and Chemical Sprays: How US Schools Discipline Students

Seven Top Engineers Break Ranks to Warn of Critical Danger at Aging Nuclear Plants

Police search for two attackers they say shot and killed five people near Pittsburgh

Lead Found in Water Fountains of New Jersey's Largest School System

Lead Discovery Forces Water Ban in Newark Public Schools

An Alternative to Militarized U.S. Foreign Policy?

Apple Warns FBI Could Make Them Turn On iPhone Cameras and Microphones Next

Why We Need The People’s Budget’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

Sanders’ Michigan Win Shows Pollsters Have a Bernie Blindspot

Lula and the BRICS in a fight to the death

The research is clear, let’s ban elementary homework

Hillary’s inevitability lie: A rush to nominate the weakest candidate

US Navy Conducting Electromagnetic Warfare Training Near Seattle

How U.S. companies are avoiding $695 billion in taxes

Media's Coronation of Clinton Belies Sanders' Path Toward Victory

45 Years After COINTELPRO, FBI Still Thinks 'Dissent is the Enemy'

American tourist killed, 10 people wounded in stabbing spree in Tel Aviv

Flint Water Crisis Center Stage at Democratic Debate

Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California

Activists Demand Justice Following Assassination of Berta Cáceres

Republicans On Crack

McDonald's Being "Called Out Worldwide" as Brazil Opens Probe

Bernie Sanders wins caucuses in Kansas, Nebraska, as Clinton takes Louisiana

Remembering Berta Cáceres, Assassinated Honduras Indigenous & Environmental Leader

Oregon Makes History with Legislation to Replace Coal with Clean Energy

Family of paralyzed black man killed by police sues Delaware city

NYPD Sued for 'Gratuitous and Unlawful' Sound Cannons at Eric Garner Protests

Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva detained by police for questioning

Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Blast Texas Anti-Choice Law

The Libya Gamble: Inside Hillary Clinton's Push for War

Casting Zoe Saldana in blackface as Nina Simone exposes the shocking colourism of Hollywood

Mitt Romney blasts Donald Trump’s career & candidacy

Loyalty to Obama Drives Black Voter Support for Clinton

Sanders Wins Four States, No "Knock Out" for Clinton

World's Largest Floating Solar Farm to Provide 10 Million People With Clean Drinking Water

Sarah Vaughan USPS forever stamp to be unveiled in Newark

Baltimore school police chief suspended after video shows officer slapping student

Joseph Stiglitz says Anger Over 'Failed Economy' is Shaping US Politics

Apple lawyer, FBI director face off before Congress on iPhone encryption