The sports-industrial complex is bleeding America dry
At a time of reduced household income, a series of sports levies are hitting taxpayers where it hurts most
Friday, Feb 8, 2013 4:14 PM UTC 21Politics Sports, Taxes, Cablevision
Politics Sports, Taxes, Cablevision
“State-run propaganda”: Why does the press protect drone secrecy?
A stunning admission from the New York Times lays bare the news media's dangerous collusion with government
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 86Politics Drones, New York Times
Who can’t be on Obama’s “kill list”?
A DOJ white paper reveals White House rationalization for drone strikes -- and an out of control power structure
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 7:01 PM UTC 66Politics Drones, Barack Obama
Will anyone tell the truth about climate change?
We need global warming coverage more than ever. But from Fox News denials to newspaper cutbacks, we're getting less VIDEO
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 5:25 PM UTC 121Politics Video, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News
When Ed Koch backed George Bush
A bipartisan crowd lauds him as a quintessential New Yorker, studiously avoiding one of his last roles: warmonger
Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 11:28 PM UTC 16Politics Ed Koch, Gulf war, George W. Bush
Martin Luther King Jr., champion of military defense?
The United States Air Force is the latest group to willfully misinterpret the legacy of the civil rights activist
Friday, Feb 1, 2013 3:00 PM UTCPolitics Martin Luther King, Jr.
Barack Obama, Wall Street co-conspirator
From appointments of Lanny Breuer to Mary Jo White, the president has let big banks off the hook at every turn
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 36Politics Wall Street, Barack Obama, SEC
Former Wired editor’s perverse defense for outsourcing jobs
Chris Anderson argues offshoring is good for our workers and our education system. He's wrong on both accounts
Monday, Jan 28, 2013 7:46 PM UTC 23Politics Mexico, Tijuana, Foxconn
Actually, Obama does support “perpetual war”
The elegance of the president's anti-war-themed second inaugural address was matched only by its gross hypocrisy
Friday, Jan 25, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 65Politics Barack Obama, New York Times, CIA
Raising taxes isn’t “left-wing radical”!
A controversial Times column is just the latest example of special interests' Orwellian grip on political discourse
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:48 PM UTC 33Politics New York Times, Barack Obama
SEC’s new Wall Street enabler
Obama's nomination of Mary Jo White reveals the president still isn't serious about cracking down on big banks
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 27Business SEC, Wall Street, Barack Obama
Are banks too big to jail?
PBS Frontline's stunning report shows how the Obama administration undermined the rule of law
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 6:09 PM UTC 75Business Wall Street, U.S. Economy
Right-wing terrorism is real
Backlash to a new West Point study on domestic extremism exposes the depths of conservatives' denial
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 3:45 PM UTC 121Politics West Point, Republican Party
Check your optimism
Before progressives get swept up in Obama fervor -- again -- some sober reminders about promises and "name-calling"
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 12:42 AM UTC 89Politics Barack Obama, 2013 inauguration
Ayn Rand is for children
George Saunders understands what Rand fans won't: Objectivism is more young adult fantasy than political philosophy
Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 301All Salon Ayn Rand, Objectivism
“Zero Dark Thirty’s” CIA coverup?
On "The Daily Show," Jessica Chastain denies government involvement in the film. It's in the studio's best interest
Friday, Jan 18, 2013 4:13 PM UTC 12Entertainment Zero Dark Thirty
Gun control doesn’t violate the Second Amendment!
How can we address gun violence when the mere discussion of legislation is met with threats of armed revolt?
Friday, Jan 18, 2013 9:00 AM UTC 269Politics Alex Jones, NRA, Gun Violence
Can capitalism and democracy coexist?
Growing debate over which levels of government should regulate "fracking" hints at a larger American crisis
Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 36Politics fracking, Capitalism, Democracy
11 dream Cabinet picks the GOP would still oppose
Give President Obama a time machine and a wish list -- Republicans would still find reasons to oppose them all VIDEO
Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 5:25 PM UTC 12Politics Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama
Ed Rendell, Bill Burton: Democrats vs. progressives
Whether you back Jack Lew for Treasury or not, you can't deny his Wall Street record. Unless you're an MSNBC pundit
Monday, Jan 14, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 18Politics Jack Lew, Media Criticism, MSNBC
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