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A Path Forward for Egypt’s Revolution
Shamus Cooke: The battle for the future of Egypt is underway, and it's chaos.
US Extends Embassy Closings; Warnings Renew Debate Over NSA Data Collection
The closing of U.S. embassies in 21 predominantly Muslim countries and a broad caution about travel during August that the State Department issued on Friday touched off debate Sunday …
The Third Carbon Age: Don’t for a Second Imagine We’re Heading for an Era of Renewable Energy
Humanity is pioneering the third great carbon era, the Age of Unconventional Oil and Gas.
How The Washington Post’s New Owner Aided the CIA, Blocked WikiLeaks and Decimated the Book Industry
A roundtable discussion about the sale of one of the nationu2019s leading newspapers to one of the worldu2019s richest men.
Questioning the Underlying Structures of Property and Power is “Off the Table”
In part two of Reality Asserts Itself, Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss the limits imposed on questioning the roots of inequality and how those who own the majority …
Protesters Condemn ALEC’s Push to Privatize Public Education
Demonstrators Crash ALEC convention in Chicago, a city impacted by the privatization of public schools.
State-Sanctioned Rape in Texas: Business as Usual
Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.
Presidential Pardon for Bradley Manning: An Interview With Jill Stein
The Green Shadow Cabinet calls on President Obama to pardon Bradley Manning for his courageous work exposing U.S. war crimes and State Department deception.
What National Interest? An Analysis
President Obama and his congressional colleagues are carrying on an established, yet clearly dangerous, tradition of U.S. foreign policy — the mixing up of national interest and the parochial …
New Zealand Becomes First Country in the World to Legally Regulate New Drugs
New Zealandu2019s Parliament enacted a landmark law two weeks ago that will regulate and control u2013 rather than criminalize u2013 so-called u201cbath saltsu201d and other new synthetic drugs.