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Venezuela’s Foreign Policy Without Chávez: Is This the End of ALBA?
A critical aspect of Venezuelau2019s post Chu00e1vez government is how its foreign policy will be structured.
Greg Palast | Vaya con Dios, Hugo Chávez, Mi Amigo
For BBC Television, Greg Palast met several times with Hugo Chu00e1vez, who passed away yesterday.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Passes the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, and More
Minimum-wage workers in New York state could be getting a raise, and more.
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Right Wing Crazies Aren’t Crazy Anymore
America was once the u201cland of the free and the home of the brave.u201d Itu2019s time we became that once again.
EXCLUSIVE: Newly Released Autopsy Reports Raise Questions About Deaths of Two Guantanamo Detainees
And a prominent forensic pathologist criticizes Guantanamo officials for failing to more closely monitor another detainee before his death from cardiovascular disease in 2011.
Hugo Chávez Dead: Transformed Venezuela & Survived U.S.-Backed Coup, Now Leaves Uncertainty Behind
We spend the hour on the life of Chu00e1vez, his legacy, and what may come next in Venezuela.
Climate Change and Protecting Environment is a Social Justice Issue
New book exposes relationship between environmental degradation and inequality of wealth and power.
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Guantanamo Hunger Strike “Potentially Life-Threatening,” Attorneys Allege in Letter to Prison Officials
The prisoners, many of whom have been cleared for release, refused food when guards started to seize their personal items, such as books, family photos, letters and legal mail.
Glenn Greenwald on Bradley Manning: Prosecutor Overreach Could Turn All Whistleblowing Into Treason
Military prosecutors have decided to bring the maximum charges against Manning after he admitted during a pretrial hearing last week to the largest leak of state secrets in U.S. …
The Lowdown in Portlandia: Austerity Versus a People’s Budget
Portlandu2019s Mayor Charlie Hales has announced that there is a $25 u2013 $40 million hole in the cityu2019s budget.