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A Transparent Shame: Why Isn’t This Watergate II?
A select Senate committee is charged with overseeing CIA skullduggery to insure, among other things, that it stays within the stretched confines of the Constitution. The CIA …
After Unprecedented Claim of Legislative Immunity, Vukmir Releases ALEC Records, Pays Damages
After nearly a year of litigation, the Center for Media and Democracy has settled its open records lawsuit against American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) National Board member and Wisconsin …
Stuck in the Bluff: The Controversy of Needle Exchange Programs
With hundreds of programs across the US and throughout the world, some states still view distributing needles as illegal.
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Climate Change
One party still insists on burying their heads in the sand.
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Tin Foil Hat
A humorous look at the surveillance state, by Ted Rall.
A Revolution Unraveled: Abdullah al-Arian on Egypt After Morsi
The Egyptian counter-revolution is well-established, with disastrous consequences not only for Egyptians, but also for Palestinians.
Retaliation Measures Taken at Texas Migrant Jail Over Hunger Strike
Immigrant detainees at migrant jails in Conroe, Texas, and Tacoma, Washington, are hunger striking.
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Teachers’ Strikes, Catching Fire
From Oregon to Minnesota, school is out unless teachers and communities are heard.
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California Report: Don’t Spend New Education Money on Campus Police
Big money from tax increases is supposed to help poor, English learners and foster kids.
Why Are So Many Migrants Here in the First Place?
As the migrant justice movement gets away from the divisive notion of “who deserves to stay,” we must also tackle the question of why people are migrating in the …