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One on One With Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Rep. Jerrold Nadler speaks at a rally for the ADA Amendements Act at the US Capitol. (Photo: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights) At a time …
Unions as Leaders for Better Schools: An Exclusive Interview With Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation Teachers, testifies at a hearing about supporting America’s educators on May 4, 2010. (Photo: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Dem …
The Syrian Regime’s Obsession With Security Makes All Political Solution Impossible
Translated by Isabelle Métral and reviewed by Derek Hanson l'Humanite's special correspondent in Damas interviews Michel Kilo, a great figure of the struggle for democracy in Syria. …
US Navy Vet Sues Donald Rumsfeld for Torture in Iraq; Court Allows Case to Move Forward (Video)
On Monday, a federal appeals court refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two U.S. citizens against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and unnamed others for developing, authorizing and …
Can the Corporate Media Turn Lies Into Truth?
Robert Kane Pappas, director of "Orwell Rolls in His Grave." (Photo: Sag Harbor-Basement Pictures) In the midst of the dustup over Rupert Murdoch's News Corp phone-hacking scandal, …
Over 1,000 Arrested in UK as Anger Over Inequality, Racism Boils Over Into “Insurrection” (Video)
Unrest continues to spread across England after protests erupted Saturday in London when police shot to death Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old black man. Mobs firebombed police stations and set …
Secretive Corporate-Legislative Group ALEC Holds Annual Meeting to Rewrite State Laws
Hundreds of state legislators from all 50 states have gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. Critics say the …
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: An Interview With Documentarian Steve James
Producer Alex Kotlowitz and Producer/Director Steve James. (Courtesy of Kartemquin Films) It might be shocking to learn that a US Department of Justice report that surveyed homicide …
Good War, Bad War: An Interview With Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild is a National Book Award-nominated author and co-founder of Mother Jones. His work has brought alive the plight of history's victims, from the Belgian Congo to Stalin's …
End the Drug War: Face the New Jim Crow (Video)
Author Michelle Alexander details 21st Century Jim Crow in her book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness." (Image: The New Press) …