The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons
Jeremy Scahill says America has to decide, "are we a country that operates under the rule of law or do we believe we're emperors who can wage war on the world?"
Jul 19, 2011 / Video / Morning Joe
Egypt’s Activists: Now I Tweet in Arabic Egypt’s Activists: Now I Tweet in Arabic
The revolution has fostered a national sense of accomplishment and a newfound pride in being Egyptian.
Jul 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation
Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process
Social media may not play as pivotal a role in Egypt's electoral process as it did in the initial phases of the revolution; rather, grassroots, in-person campaigning will sustain t...
Jul 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation
Egypt’s Activists: I Wouldn’t Vote for the Islamists Egypt’s Activists: I Wouldn’t Vote for the Islamists
The Western media's focus on the importance of Islamist parties in the country's political landscape is dangerously misplaced.
Jul 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation
Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From? Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From?
The same free-market policies that drained Egypt's finances and widened the gap between rich and poor over the past several years are now being proposed to reinvigorate the economy...
Jul 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation
CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu CIA’s New Base in Somalia: The Worst-Kept Secret in Mogadishu
Something is terribly wrong when one can see a walled CIA compound in plain site from the tarmac of an international airport.
Jul 15, 2011 / Video / Russia Today
How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation
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.
Jul 15, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show
What Keeps Single Women from Saving for Retirement? What Keeps Single Women from Saving for Retirement?
Women's social roles—not to mention structural economic constraints—actually make it more expensive to be female in the United States.
Dr. Paul Farmer Addresses the Clinton Foundation’s Shoddy, Toxic Haiti Shelters Dr. Paul Farmer Addresses the Clinton Foundation’s Shoddy, Toxic Haiti Shelters
Why is it that shelters known to be toxic are acceptable for Haitians but not Americans?
Jul 14, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!
John Nichols: A Victory for Wisconsin’s Real Democrats John Nichols: A Victory for Wisconsin’s Real Democrats
Despite the Republican strategy to recruit fake democrats to run in Wisconsin's primary elections, real Democrats won 70 percent of the vote.
Jul 13, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show