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Sen. Al Franken: Media Mega-Mergers and FCC Rollback of Net Neutrality Threaten Democracy Major developments in recent days could shape the nation's media landscape for years to come. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission advanced a proposal that critics ... Read More →

Snowden Docs Reveal NSA, DEA Teamed Up to Record Every Cellphone Call in Bahamas A new report reveals the National Security Agency is recording every cellphone call made in the Bahamas, even though the United States has said the Caribbean nation poses "little to no ... Read More →

Too Big to Jail? Credit Suisse Bank Pleads Guilty to Decades of Tax Evasion, But Execs Avoid Prison European banking giant Credit Suisse has pleaded guilty to helping American clients avoid paying taxes by concealing assets in illegal, undeclared bank accounts—becoming the largest ... Read More →

As Another Major Bank Avoids Jail, Occupy Wall Street Protester Cecily McMillan Gets 3-Month Term While no Credit Suisse executives will be heading to jail for facilitating widespread tax evasion, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan has been sentenced to three months in jail and ... Read More →

Remembering Historian Vincent Harding, Who Drafted Dr. Martin Luther King's Anti-Vietnam War Speech We end today's show remembering Vincent Harding, the historian, author and civil rights activist who died Monday at the age of 82. He was a friend and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther ... Read More →     Thai Military Imposes Martial Law U.S. Charges 5 Chinese Army Members with Economic Spying Cleric Convicted of Terrorism in New York Execution Stay Denied for Missouri Prisoner with Rare Condition Credit Suisse Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge in Tax Case Abramson Salutes Anita Hill in Wake Forest Commencement Speech "Yes Men" Artist Unveils Fossil Fuel Divestment at Reed College in Commencement Prank OWS Activist Cecily McMillan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Utah Told to Honor Same-Sex Marriages; Ban Lifted in Oregon Historian, MLK Speechwriter Vincent Harding Dies at 82       Wheelering and Dealing at the FCC