Why I Spoke Out at Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech Why I Spoke Out at Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech
On topics from Guantánamo to drone strikes, I couldn’t let the president act as if he were some helpless official at the mercy of Congress.
May 24, 2013 / Medea Benjamin
Demand that Congress Protect Press Freedoms Demand that Congress Protect Press Freedoms
Push back against government intimidation of the media.
May 24, 2013 / NationAction
3-2-1: Only the Suffering of the Wealthy Counts 3-2-1: Only the Suffering of the Wealthy Counts
The Daily Show’s Jason Jones zeroes in on why the IRS targeting of conservatives is “the only unfair thing ever.”
May 24, 2013 / Leslie Savan
From Chicago to LA, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Chicago to LA, Students Mass for Racial Justice
As the spring semester ends and elected officials approach critical votes, students across the country are rising up to take back public education.
May 24, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Precarious Legal Grounds for Targeted Killings Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Precarious Legal Grounds for Targeted Killings
Yesterday, Obama laid out the justification for killing US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. But his reasoning had very little legal grounding at all.
May 24, 2013 / Press Room
Global War on Terror, R.I.P. Global War on Terror, R.I.P.
Obama’s transformative speech is already drawing howls outrage from the right.
May 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ
When will the feds bring big banks to justice?
May 24, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
‘We Steal Secrets’: Filmmaker Alex Gibney Talks About Wikileaks ‘We Steal Secrets’: Filmmaker Alex Gibney Talks About Wikileaks
It’s a classic David and Goliath story—but who is the real David here?
May 24, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Campaign Alleges Retaliation Against Strikers in Federal Building Campaign Alleges Retaliation Against Strikers in Federal Building
Good Jobs Nation says that ten strikers from the Ronald Reagan Building food court were initially told they couldn’t come back to work.
May 23, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
How the Media Enabled US Drone Policy How the Media Enabled US Drone Policy
Eric on Tom Jones and what people are syaing about his book, and Reed on media and drones.
May 23, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson