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Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like “The Hunger Games“
As a luge competitor at the 2006 Winter Games, Samantha Retrosi saw the dehumanization and corporate domination behind the Olympic ideal.
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A Declaration of the End of the Reagan Era
It's 2014, Barack Obama is president, Ronald Reagan is dead, but for 33 years we have continued to live in an era of Reaganomics.
New Hampshire Rebellion in the Footsteps of Granny D
Despite winter's ice and sleet, it was a fitting starting point on January 11 for a march across New Hampshire from north to south, a protest demanding that our …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Better Off Living in a Blue State, and More
By almost every measure, Americans are better off living in a Blue state, and more.
Self-Congratulatory Politicians Make a Mockery of MLK Day Celebrations
It was profoundly unsettling to watch those that represent the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s opponents and assassins take up his mantle on Monday and exploit the …
Open Letter to the 85 Richest People on the Planet (cc: Kevin O’Leary)
Kevin O'Leary's recent remarks inspire this open letter to the 85 richest people in the world.
Gar Alperovitz: Capitalism in Long Term Stagnation and Decay
Gar Alperovitz tells Paul Jay that if you concentrate wealth at the top, there's not enough purchasing power to make the rest of the system work.
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Richard Sherman’s GPA and “Thug” Label: The Codes That Blind
While media hype certainly plays a role in the lingering focus on Sherman after the on-field interview, the responses offer important moments to consider.
Intelligence Officials Make Direct Threats on Snowden’s Life
NSA whistleblower Kirk Wiebe and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern point to the brashness of intelligence officials who went on the record to threaten Snowden's life, reflecting a culture …
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The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’: Hollywood Shuns Asians, While New Media Embraces Them
Racist parodies of Asians somehow remain okay and acceptable in the imaginations of producers and writers.