Today we speak with Arthur “Silky Slim” Reed, a former gang leader turned community activist about the police murder of Alton Sterling caught on tape, in Baton Rouge Louisiana. We also hear from Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile — who was shot to death during a police traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, … Continued


FBI Director James Comey says his agency is recommending no charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while Secretary of State. But Comey says Clinton was extremely careless in the handling of confidential information. The Sunlight Foundation says the arrangement allowed Clinton to avoid Freedom of Information Act and other … Continued


Less than a year and a half ago, an insurgent political movement in Greece was the toast of the international left. The new Syriza party had won a landslide election, promising to throw off the policies of austerity and privatization that had been demanded by creditors managing the terms of bailouts for the country’s heavily-indebted … Continued