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NATO Protest: Veterans Return Their Medals and More
We'll speak with two men who were held at gun point by the Chicago police for live streaming. Then, in one of the most watched antiwar protests in decades, …
Blood on Protesters’ Faces and Dozens Arrested: Anti-NATO Protest Aftermath in Chicago
Over the weekend thousands of anti-NATO protesters gathered in the Windy City to march against the organization's apparent pro-war agenda. Dozens were arrested during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization …
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Below the Belt
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Snarling Banks
Jim Hightower: Thank you, Supreme Court, for making money play possible with your Citizens United decision. Now bankers are going to intimidate officeholders with the threat to put unlimited …
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The Invisible Hand Strikes Again!
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Kansas Governor Signs Bill for Massive Tax Cuts
Some have decried the bill because it is projected to potentially reduce funding for education and other services.
Evidence Mounts That Afghan Massacre Was Linked to Special Operations Forces’ Response to Improvised Explosive Device
Interviews with survivors, relatives of the civilians massacred in Panjwai on March 11, and with other local residents add new evidence suggesting that the massacre was linked to the …
Obama, Education and the End of the American Dream
Obama is a skillful politician and a great orator. He has consistently made reference to the American Dream in his campaigning for the presidency and after, often focusing on …
The Not-So-Free Market: How Consumerism Fuels Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the commercialization of that which no one has the right to sell - human lives. These lives - approximately 30 million women, men, girls and boys …
Attorney: “NATO 3” Activists Detained on Terror Charges in Chicago Are Victims of Police Entrapment
Following a weekend that saw nearly 100 arrests of protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago, we speak with National Lawyers Guild attorney Sarah Gelsomino, who represents one of …