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How Al Gore Galvanized the Climate Change Movement -- On Both Sides
When it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006, "An Inconvenient Truth" -- the blockbuster documentary about former Vice President Al Gore's crusade to draw attention to the threat of global warming -- received three standing ovations.
October 23, 2012
What's Changed for Immigrants in Detention?
After abuses were uncovered, the Obama administration called for an overhaul of the immigrant detention system. But how much has changed?
October 22, 2012
"Dark Money" Group Central to Citizens United May Have Misled IRS
A western nonprofit that played a key role in freeing corporate spending on elections nationwide appears to have misled the IRS when it applied for the tax-exempt status that shields its donors from being publicly disclosed.
October 22, 2012
Aspen Dental Facing Class-Action Lawsuit
The suit accuses one of the nation's largest corporate dental chains of illegally owning dental practices and of deceiving patients.
October 19, 2012
Should Campaign Donors Be Disclosed?
A new Marketplace story asks whether anonymity is detrimental or essential to the political process.
October 19, 2012
9/11 Mastermind Harangues U.S. Gov't at Guantanamo Hearing
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said the government stretches the definition of "national security" to justify killing and torture.
October 17, 2012
Court Ruling Could Undermine Charges Against 9/11 Defendants
An appeals court in Washington, D.C. yesterday handed down a decision that could undermine some of the charges in the Guantanamo military commission trying 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants.
October 17, 2012
Is This Man To Blame for the Attack on Pakistani Schoolgirl?
As the world closely watches the fate of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl fighting for her life after being gunned down by the Taliban last week, the pressure is on Pakistan to bring her attackers to justice.
October 16, 2012
Guantanamo Hearings Proceed Despite Health Concerns
Motion hearings for the military commission trying 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants begin here today, and the proceedings are beset with controversy before the court is even in session.
October 15, 2012
Dropout Nation's Marcus Finally Gets to Play Ball
When we last saw Marcus, the stubborn, charismatic student in Dropout Nation, he had just punched another kid in the face two hours before the school year ended, an act that jeopardized his chance to stay in school and play football.
October 12, 2012
Citizens United Lets Unions Canvass for More Votes
When it came to asking for votes, unions once could only knock on their own members' doors. Not anymore.
October 11, 2012