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Dahr Jamail | Soldiers Forced to Choose Between Their Children and the Military Pay the Price in Jail Time
In January, U.S. Army officials announced four separate court-martial charges against Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother who missed her deployment to Afghanistan in early November 2009 when her …

Bill Moyers Journal | Labor’s State of the Union
Bill Moyers Journal PBS Airtime: Friday, January 22, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. EST on PBS (check local listings).

NOW | On the Ground in Haiti
On the ground in Haiti, working to save the lives of mothers during childbirth. Next on "NOW."

Feelin’ Alright
Seems I've got to have a change of scene 'Cause every night I have the strangest dream Imprisoned by the way it could've been Left here on my own …

Pentagon Budget Runs Rampant
No matter how one looks at it, the United States has the strongest military in the world. Ever. Period. We have more weapons, more advanced technology, and spend more …

Some Voices Are More Equal Than Others
By assigning the same rights to corporations as to individuals, the Supreme Court, on the pretext of honoring the First Amendment, has instead done precisely the opposite: contravened its …

Obama to Announce High-Speed Rail Plan
Obama to follow State of the Union with high-speed rail funding billed as jobs creator. A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing …

Upping the Ante on Climate
Just about one year ago today, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president. Hopes were high among progressive-minded people, including climate activists. Finally, we had a president who got it …

What Is to Be Done?
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." - Attributed to Mark Twain I have never been a great fan of Rahm Emanuel. In his clips, …

The Antiwar Peace Movement Needs a Restart
America needs a patriotic, broad-based and politically independent opposition to war. In his first year President Obama broke several war-making records of President George W. Bush. He passed the …