What makes drones so frightening to us now, when they have actually been around for decades?
Eyal Press discusses his new book, Beautiful Souls, which tells of a young Israeli who struggles with the question of whether to serve in the occupied territories.
"Black Candle," "Leningrad," "And I Was Alive"
Why are the Koch Brothers so reluctant to testify before Congress?
When words from the past come to life, they can influence and inspire the present.
Why are people drawn to the Occupy movement?
How a Republican strategy to control politics on a local level affects the entire nation—politically, socially and beyond.
How did a newspaper that once represented a progressive alternative to the status quo ultimately come to be firmly identified with the state itself?
The grassroots victory shows that concern for fundamental issues such as health and clean water transcends party politics.
Iraq vet, former financial adviser and OWS protester Derek McGee reflects on the changes that have occurred in this country since September 11, 2001.
The Obama administration's alternatives to large-scale military operations are, in some ways, far more drastic and dangerous for US interests around the globe.
Will the state's Republicans respond more to Gingrich's social conservative act, or Romney's businessman persona?
The former "killer lobbyist" and convicted felon explains that although it will be difficult, the system he exploited must be changed.
Abramoff made a lot of powerful friends during his days peddling influence in DC, but he never took a shining to Newt.
A live feed of a special broadcast from the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City.
On HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Chris Hayes responds to Ann Coulter's foreign policy misconceptions.
Scott Walker's budget is expected, among other things, to be a huge blow to the public education system in the state.
Are the Occupy Wall Street protesters crunchy? Yes. But they are also driven by legitimate economic grievances.
Only a federal investigation can get to the bottom of what happened in the housing bubble—and get a fair deal for homeowners.
A proposed bill to end collective bargaining and slash wages and benefits for nearly all public employees could foreshadow a larger conservative strategy to take down unions.
The media has focused too much on Bachmann's self-styled image and not enough on the far-right policy positions and neo-McCarthy politics she has embraced as a member of Congress.
The Nation's John Nichols joins The Last Word to explain the history of Murdoch's extreme influence over British politics and also how this translates to who is—and who isn't—elected in Washington.
During his time in Somalia, Scahill discovered that the CIA is becoming increasingly involved in "counterterrorism" operations in the country.
Documents recently released by WikiLeaks confirm that the Pentagon knew about the real civilian death toll in Iraq, and that security forces were torturing detainees.
When Republicans won complete legislative control of many states last year, ALEC was right there with model legislation to help them push through a radical right-wing agenda.


