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“Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder”: New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Guevara’s Death (2)
Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith are the co-authors of a new book about the U.S. role in the killing of Cuban revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Born in Argentina …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Negotiations to Extend the Payroll Tax Cut Have Once Again Stalled Out, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Karl Frisch in for Thom Hartmann here – on the news….
Ron Paul Calls For The Elimination Of Public Lands (2)
During a stop in Elko, Nevada last week, presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) said that he opposes the federal ownership of any public lands. After stating that he …
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Membership in Unions Supporting Obama on Keystone Rejection Outnumbers Those Against
Washington - A barrage of industry-led advertising and lobbying urging President Obama to “put jobs ahead of politics” has fueled the impression that labor unions universally champion the Keystone …
Dangerous Uncertainty in Pakistan
With relations between Pakistan’s civilian government and military incredibly tense, speculation is ripe in the local and international media that the threat of a military takeover looms large. The …
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Hypocrisy: Romney Maintained Massachusetts Contraception Requirement That Mirrors Obama’s Rule
Mitt Romney has launched a petition accusing the Obama administration of “using Obamacare to impose a secular vision on Americans who believe that they should not have their religious …
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Bridging the Divide
Abu Dhabi, UAE - I've just finished teaching a three week January term course at New York University's Abu Dhabi campus (NYUAD). I've had the great fortune to teach …
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The Sad Spectacle of Obama’s Super PAC
It has been said there is no high ground in American politics since any politician who claims it is likely to be gunned down by those firing from the …
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What’s In Your iPhone?
Early last year, during an intimate chat and chew dinner with some Silicon Valley high-tech barons, President Barack Obama posed a question to Steve Jobs, baron of the Apple …
US Outrage Over Syria Veto at UN Rife With Hypocrisy
Syrian soldiers secure the area during the visit of Arab League observers on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, January 26, 2012. (Photo: Tomas Munita / The New York Times) …