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Robert W. McChesney writes of the growing corrupting influence of advertising on the internet.

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Jeff Connaughton reveals detailed accounts of how the Wall Street chess board works.

Al Gore: "Indeed, I am an optimist - though my optimism is predicated on the hope that we will find ways to see and think clearly about the obvious …

Justice Sotomayor has emerged as a verbal match for the sardonic remarks of Justice Antonin Scalia.

As the military expands, the Department of State declines.

Monsanto may be perceived as the evil empire when it comes to food, but it is just the tip of the iceberg,

This week's Progressive Pick is a top-selling investigation of the American war on Vietnamese civilians and the enduring legacy of atrocities that government secrecy cannot erase.

Noam Chomsky continues to offer trenchant analysis of how US hegemony is a self-destructive force.

Noam Chomsky: I think talk about American decline should be taken with a grain of salt.