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The Conspiracy to Kill Martin Luther King Jr: Not a Theory But a Fact, According to Our Own Legal System

Ira Chernus, AlterNet

On April 4, 1968, the government was part of a successful conspiracy to assassinate MLK, a jury concluded. READ MORE»

Massive Leak of Offshore Account Documents Reveals How the Global Rich Hide Their Money

Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

Thousands of individuals are implicated in abusing more than 120,000 offshore companies in 170 countries to evade taxes and shield shady business from view. READ MORE»

Why Does Exxon Control the No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill?

Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog

When will news media be allowed back into the designated no fly zone area? READ MORE»

45 Years After MLK Assassination, What Have We Learned?

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet

At the Mason Temple in Memphis, labor and civil rights leaders gathered to commemorate the anniversary of Martin Luther King's final speech -- the one about the mountaintop. READ MORE»

AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen on SCOTUS and Marriage Equality

By Jen Sorensen, AlterNet

Only a few people in the U.S. seriously oppose gay marriage and they're all on the Supreme Court. READ MORE»

What You Need to Know About Today’s Fast Food Strikes

By Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

More than 400 fast food employees in New York City are walking off the job and demanding better wages and organizing rights. READ MORE»

Keystone XL Pipeline Protesters Take to the Streets Outside Obama Fundraiser in San Francisco [With Photo Slideshow]

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet

The crowd’s message was a unified opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline currently under review by the Obama administration. READ MORE»

From the San Francisco Earthquake to Superstorm Sandy, How Disaster Capitalism Makes Money off of Tragedy

By Steve Fraser, Tom Dispatch

Doesn't matter if the disaster is man-made or natural, wealth always triumphs. READ MORE»

Watch: Jon Stewart Scolds Congress for Monsanto Protection Act

AlterNet

Our lawmakers now operate "with the same level of awareness as a flatulent grandpa." READ MORE»
Watch: Fox Host Rants that Rutgers Firing Furthers 'Wussification of American Men'

By Igor Volsky, Think Progress

Eric Bolling says the firing of coach who abused athletes shows that "our culture is in decline." READ MORE»

Debunking the NRA's Utterly and Provably False Claim that New Gun Laws Won't Save Lives

By Eric Boehlert, MediaMatters

With gun deaths set to exceed auto deaths, it's useful to take a look at how regulating the auto industry saved lives. READ MORE»

North Carolina GOPers Reach New Heights of Nuttiness by Proposing State Religion

By Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet

It's almost as if they've never heard of separation of church and state. READ MORE»

Watch: Chris Hayes Defends Study of Duck Penises Against Right-Wing Onslaught

AlterNet

What is with Republicans and science? Seriously, it does real damage. READ MORE»

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