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Today, Republican Candidates Have to Be Cynical or Foolish
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Steve Benen, a contributor at Washington Monthly, noted online on Jan. 18 that by normal standards, Mitt Romney …
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A New Resolve: Reflections for the New Year
US Special Forces rush a severely wounded Afghan National Army soldier to a medical helicopter from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device …
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West Point Announces That Islamophobic General Has Withdrawn From Prayer Breakfast
Just four days after ThinkProgress reported that the United States military academy at West Point was planning to host an Islamophobic general as its featured speaker at the National …
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In Afghanistan, Much to Forgive: The Story of Bibi Sadia
Bibi Sadia holds her three-year-old granddaughter while she talks about living in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Kelly) January 3, 2012, Kabul - Bibi Sadia and …
Anatomy of a “Terrorism” Prosecution: Dr. Rafil Dhafir and the Help the Needy Muslim Charity Case
It's early arrivals for the eighth anniversary vigil of Dr. Dhafir's arrest - outside the Federal Building (where the trial was held, on February 26, 2011). Left to right: …
Occupy Oakland: Over 400 Arrested as Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades at Protesters (2)
Police have arrested more than 400 Occupy Oakland protesters, as well as a number of journalists, in one of the largest mass arrests since the nationwide Occupy protests began …
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Occupy Oakland: Over 400 Arrested as Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades at Protesters
Police have arrested more than 400 Occupy Oakland protesters, as well as a number of journalists, in one of the largest mass arrests since the nationwide Occupy protests began …
Oaxaca’s “Occupier” Refugees Face Roadblocks on the Way Home
Indigenous Triqui children march through the streets of Oaxaca on December 19, 2011, to protest a wave of killings in their home community of San Juan Copala. (Photo: David …
How to Reverse the Corporate Coup d’Etat
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Secret Email System Revealed in “John Doe” Probe of Walker Staff
The morning after his “State of the State” address where Governor Scott Walker reassured Wisconsin “We are turning things around. We are heading in the right direction,” the Milwaukee …