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Scalia Is Dead Wrong on Torture
Torture is about as immoral and unconstitutional as it gets, but that's not how Antonin Scalia sees it.
“Voices of a People’s History,” 10th Anniversary Edition Features Testing Resistance MAP Boycott!
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's updated primary source companion to “A People's History of the United States” includes Amber Kudla's anti-standardized testing graduation speech and Jesse Hagopian's reflection on …
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Elizabeth Warren: Remarks on Citigroup and its Bailout Provision in the Cromnibus Bill
Citigroup has a lot of money, it spends a lot of money, and it uses that money to grow and consolidate a lot of power.
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The Drone Program’s Excesses Are the Symptom, Intelligence Overreach Is the Disease
Much like their torture program, the CIA drone operation has been demonstrated to be far less effective than the agency claims.
RootsAction Congratulates James Risen
Operation Merlin, as reported by Risen, was an operation in which the CIA gave flawed blueprints for nuclear weapons to Iran. Sterling, a former CIA officer, is accused of …
Military Religious Freedom Foundation Demand to Creech AFB Leadership to Remove Bible
MRFF DEMAND: Remove that bible immediately and bring your Wing into compliance with Air Force/DoD regulations, the United States Constitution and Supreme Court case law.
Top Secret: A Practical Plan to Save the World
A workers government will guarantee democratic rights and implement this proposed Bill of Rights for Working People.
Stop Torture! Accountability: YES – Impunity: NO
Statement and petition initiated by two former UN Assistant Secretaries-General, UN Humanitarian Coordinators for Iraq: Hans von Sponeck and Denis Halliday.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Washington Passes Disastrous $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill, and More
In today's On the News segment: Washington passed a disastrous $1.1 trillion spending bill; activists staged a protest outside the Office of the US Trade Representative to demand that …
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Fewer Births and Divorces, More Violence: How the Recession Affected the American Family
As with the other trends, it's hard to make a case based on timing alone, but the evidence is fairly strong that the economic shock increased family stress and …