News

Civilians who volunteered to train with weapons prepare in rebel-controlled Benghazi, Libya, on February 28, 2011. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / The New York Times) Benghazi, Libya …

GOP Wants to Keep Funding for NASCAR

Koch Industries, the international conglomerate owned by Charles and David Koch, is not only the second largest private company in America, it is the most politically active. As ThinkProgress …

Beirut - The uprisings sweeping the Arab world have been provoked by long injustice, low income, police brutality, and lack of social security. While the world looks at this, …

Benghazi, Libya - Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces appeared to make little headway in a concerted assault on rebels in several cities around the country and in a sustained attack …

Sana, Yemen - As thousands of demonstrators for and against President Ali Abdullah Saleh took to the streets on Tuesday, a cleric accused by the United States of having …

Again this year, Moisza did not celebrate her birthday. That day, January 22, once again brought back the memories of her maternal uncle, Rauf Ahmad, who laid down his …

As the standoff between the Main Street Movement and Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) continues for the twelfth day, much of the media coverage — and anger — from both sides has …

Protesters participate in a US Uncut action on Bank of America in Washington, DC. US Uncut is a new movement that has sprung from a UK-based anti-austerity group and …

Opposition members, against the control of Col. Moammar Qaddafi, pray during demonstrations in Zawiya, Libya, on February 27, 2011. (Photo: Moises Saman / The New York Times) …