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William Rivers Pitt | The Easy Problem With Government
William Rivers Pitt: Maybe, government isn't the problem. Maybe the people we allow into government are the problem with government.
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America’s Real Welfare Queens
Republicans are all upset about people getting government benefits, but our nation's real welfare queens are this country's billionaires and biggest corporations.
Author and Columnist Henry A. Giroux Says American Democracy Is in Decay
Rob Lorei speaks with Henry A Giroux, columnist for Truthout.org and author who says the state of US today has turned into an authoritarian one.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: West Virginians Facing Fifth Day of Chemical Spill Disaster, and More
More than 300,000 West Virginia residents are facing their fifth day of dealing with a massive chemical spill, and more.
The NSA’s Preference for Metadata
The hidden ball in the debate over the NSA's collection of phone and e-mail metadata is that the NSA actually prefers the metadata approach because it strips away privacy …
Turkey in Crisis: Understanding the Erdogan/Gulen Split
Baris Karaagac: The events of the past two years has plunged Turkey into crisis, pitting two of the country's most powerful figures and former allies against each other Turkish …
Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Working Better Than the Right or Left Will Admit
Annelise Orleck: Though the War on Poverty failed to address the structural reasons poverty is so widespread in America, it did bring about badly needed changes including addressing childhood …
Noam Chomsky on the Legacy of Ariel Sharon: Not Speaking Ill of the Dead “Imposes a Vow of Silence”
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died Saturday at the age of 85 after eight years in a coma.
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Secrets, and How to Keep Them, While Touting “Freedom of Information”
Sometimes defending freedom does not require the use of bombs, rockets, or jet planes.
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“Fast Track” Trade Authority Already In Trouble on Capitol Hill
The trade deal itself remains far from finalized, opposition continues to grow in participating countries, and even editorial boards weighing in against the deal.