Truthout's reporting on the Army's so-called “spiritual fitness” test was featured on Thursday by MSNBC host Keith Olbermann on Countdown. Mikey Weinstein, president and founder of the Military Religious …
They write and produce popular reality television shows “American Eats” and “Cash Cab.” They are freelancers working unpaid overtime and paying for healthcare out of pocket while the big …
The American people were treated on Thursday to a (mostly) full and complete reading of the Constitution of the United States from the floor of the House of Representatives. …
William M. Daley, President Barack Obama's new chief of staff, is a major Wall Street player who sought to loosen corporate reform laws and protect big accounting firms from …
Largely because of his advocacy of psychedelic drugs, Tim Leary became a high-profile political prisoner whom Nixon called “the most dangerous man in America” (the same label Nixon used …
For the environmental community, this coming year offers a chance to regroup, rethink and regrow. Two years ago, it seemed possible that politicians would make progress on climate change …
United Nations - Calls are growing for a swift international response to the situation in the Middle East, as Israel continues to build new settlements in Palestinian territories with …
In 1993, the maximum security Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio was the site of a historic prisoner rebellion, where more than 400 prisoners seized and controlled a …
Just over the edge of 2011 and this fresh new decade, torture is now solidly installed in America's repressive arsenal. Not in the shadows where it has always lurked, …