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Free Speech Or Bribery?
This month the US Supreme took another step toward the destruction of campaign finance reform with a five to four decision known as McCutcheon v. Federal Elections Commission.
The Resegregation of American Schools
ProPublica reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses her year-long investigation into how one of desegregation's success stories in Tuscaloosa, Alabama became one of the most segregated school systems in the country, …
“We Are Not Beginning a New Cold War, We Are Well Into It”: Stephen Cohen on Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The hosts are joined by Stephen Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian studies and politics at New York University and Princeton University.
Former Drone Operators Reveal Air Force Plays Key Role in Secret CIA Assassination Campaign
A new documentary film reveals how a regular US Air Force unit based in the Nevada desert is responsible for flying the CIA's drone strike program in Pakistan.
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Autumnwood: A Community Living in Toxic Fear and Uncertainty
Autumnwood, a community just outside Los Angeles, is riven by a fear held by many that the land on which the houses were built is contaminated with toxic chemicals.
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Each One of Us Is a Toxic Superfund Site
We are all lab rats in one giant, toxic and deadly experiment.
US Anti-Tank Rockets in Syria: Did Congress Approve?
Tell Congress not to be a ‘potted plant’ and weigh in on the US sending dangerous antitank weapons to Syrian rebels that could easily fall into the hands of …
Monsanto and Big Food Losing the GMO and “Natural” Food Fight
With the passage of the Vermont GMO labeling law, after 20 years of struggle, it's time to celebrate our common victory.
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Piketty in Washington: How to Reverse the Increasing Concentration of Wealth
French Economist Thomas Piketty's book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” could very well become one of the most influential books on economics in decades.
Pay Your Taxes, Go to Gitmo?
Does paying taxes violate the law against providing aid and support to a terrorist organization?