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DOJ Report on Yoo, Bybee’s Legal Work on Torture to Be Released by Month’s End
A long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal work three attorneys who worked at the agency's powerful Office of Legal Counsel …
Robert Reich | The Great Disconnect Between Stocks and Jobs
How can the stock market hit new highs at the same time unemployment is hitting new highs? Simple. The market is up because corporate earnings are up. Corporate earnings …
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs – Finally
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets it. No wonder she drives the wingnuts batty.
A Conversation About Nonviolence (2)
Despite the amazing string of victories that “people power” movements have chalked up over recent decades, it’s surprising how little-known many of these stories still are, even to folks …
The Man Who Didn’t Die
It's November 19, 1915, in a courtyard of the Utah State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City. Five riflemen take careful aim at a condemned organizer for the Industrial Workers …
Rush to Judgment: Talk Radio’s “Truth Detector” Blows a Fuse – Again
It wasn't unusual that Rush Limbaugh went ballistic on his show on November 13. He does that several times a day. It wasn't unusual that he mixed a …
America’s New Wounded Warriors
America's new wounded warriors - Why are their family caregivers overworked and undersupported? Next on NOW.
Thieves We Like
Two extraordinary heists made the headlines this week: A security guard in Lyon absconded with 11 million euros after ten years of good and faithful service; and a postal …
Jim Hightower | The Worthiness of Banker Charity
“Repent,” the preacher cried out, startling those who heard him. This was no street evangelist ranting at the passing crowd, but the archbishop of Canterbury, head of the …
Nomi Prins | Don’t You Think It’s Time to Reinstate the Laws That Would Have Prevented the Financial Crash?
It's been 10 years since Washington repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, the moment we got royally screwed by the banking system — and we're still paying the price.