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Heavy Rains and Flooding: Colombia’s Katrina?
To inspect his cattle ranch, German Guerrero donned a surgical face mask, grabbed a pair of oars and jumped into a fiberglass boat. Overland travel was no longer an …
Ira Chernus | Hamas and Israel Trade Hannukah Gifts
As Israeli Jews were preparing to light their first Hanukkah candle, the Prime Minister of Gaza, Ismael Haniyeh, told a press conference: "We accept a Palestinian state on the …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Where Is Obama Going?
Washington - As I was passing through security at Boston's Logan Airport on Tuesday night, a TSA worker discovered a penny in one of the bins that had just …
Fed Wants to Strip a Key Protection for Homeowners
Washington - As Americans continue to lose their homes in record numbers, the Federal Reserve is considering making it much harder for homeowners to stop foreclosures and escape predatory …
Zoom Joins Netflix in Dispute Against Comcast
Netflix partner Level 3 Communications spoke out against Comcast on Monday, accusing the company of charging a fee for delivering streaming video to Netflix customers and threatening to block …
Chris Hayes Interviews Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) on the Debt Commission Report
On “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” Chris Hayes interviews Rep. Schakowsky (D-Illinois) regarding the recommendations suggested by the president's commission to reduce US debt.
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial Drug Given to All Guantanamo Detainees Akin to “Pharmacologic Waterboarding“
The Defense Department forced all “war on terror” detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug.
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Sudan Set to Split Despite Egyptian Moves
Cairo - The U.S. has rejected an Egyptian proposal for a “confederation” between northern and southern Sudan, insisting that a Jan. 9 referendum - which will determine the fate …
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial Drug Given to All Guantanamo Detainees Akin to “Pharmacologic Waterboarding“
The Defense Department forced all “war on terror” detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug, mefloquine, an act …