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Why Are Right-Wingers So Crazy in Love With Israel?
It is much more than evangelical Christians hoping for the rapture.
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Obama to America: Work Harder
Obama's speech was a far cry from the message of the modern Republican Party. But much of it would fit snugly in a handbook from Human Resources: Work harder.
Jordanians Vote for the First Time Since Arab Spring
Islamic Action Front and opposition groups boycott parliamentary elections, regime not responding to demands for real government reform.
“The Square”: Jehane Noujaim’s New Film Captures Egypt’s Ongoing Revolution After Mubarak’s Fall
As Egyptians mark the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, we look at a new documentary that captures the ongoing protest movement in Egypt well after the downfall of …
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West Point Think Tank Buries the Dynamite
To paraphrase, more irreparable harm has been done with the point of a pen than at the point of a gun.
Dam Shame: Rivers and Resistance
Massive dams are being built and considered all over the world, despite mounting concern over their economic, environmental and human impacts.
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Hacktivism: Civil Disobedience or Cyber Crime?
Are activists like Aaron Swartz committing civil disobedience, or online crimes?
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What Obama’s Gun Plan Means for Mental Health Care
Four of Obama's 23 executive actions on gun control target mental health explicitly.
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The March for Death
Every year, the March for Life makes a very odd decision. By bringing Republicans into their rally year-after-year, they've turned their annual so-called march for life into a march …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: CIA Whistleblower Gets 30 Months in Jail for Releasing Classified Information on Waterboarding, and More
In today's On the News segment: CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, was sentenced to 30 months in jail for releasing classified information that exposed the agency's use of waterboarding; Democrats …