March 08, 2010
Amy Goodman: Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?
March 06, 2010
Bill Quigley: Mercenaries Circling Haiti
March 03, 2010
Jeanna Bryner: Chile Earthquake: Is Mother Nature Out of Control?
March 03, 2010
Chris Hedges: McKinney & Nader Were Right About Barack Obama
March 01, 2010
Joshua Frank: The Dirty Truth Behind Clean Coal
March 01, 2010
Prof. Robert Jensen: Hope and Faith: Abe Osheroff on the Struggle for a Better World
February 26, 2010
Tim Wise: Racism and the Myth of a 'Victim Mentality'
February 26, 2010
Physicians for National Health Program: Obama Plan Leaves Millions Uninsured, Boosts Private Insurers
February 24, 2010
Dave Zirin: Nodar Kumaritashvili: Never Forget
February 22, 2010
Dave Zirin: Fruits of the Backlash: The New All-White Basketball League
February 19, 2010
Robert Alvarez: 5 Reasons NOT to Invest in Nuclear Power
February 19, 2010
Dean Baker: Obama and the 'Savvy' Bankers
February 17, 2010
Norman Solomon: Dollars for Death, Pennies for Life
February 15, 2010
Bill Quigley: Haiti by the Numbers
February 15, 2010
Ralph Nader: No Nukes
February 15, 2010
Dave Zirin: Christopher Hitchens: Sporting Fool
February 12, 2010
John Miller: Bad News, Good News, and Class Conflict
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“I am speaking for tens of millions, and maybe more, around the world, who know the truth about Iraq. Who know that the real criminals are in Washington. Not in the United Nations. The real criminals are in the White House, not in the Elysee Palace. The real criminals are in the Congress, not in the anti-war movement. So I have no respect for this...”
British MP George Galloway
by Megan Tady
March 05, 2010
Thanks to the Internet's open platform, anyone can create and share video, meaning we're no longer tethered to traditional media gatekeepers who decide what's entertaining and who gets the spotlight. Read more
Note to ESPN’s Bill Simmons: Tiger Woods is not Muhammad Ali
by Dave Zirin
March 03, 2010
Ali had concerns that Tiger couldn’t comprehend: daily and credible death threats against his family, financial ruin, and a five year prison sentence Read more
Benighted Journalists Assail Haiti
by Joe Emersberger
March 02, 2010
Even those rare articles that mentioned the coups against Aristide usually regurgitated the version of events offered by the US and Canadian governments. Read more
by Noam Chomsky
February 24, 2010
Howard Zinn's life and work are an unforgettable model, sure to leave a permanent stamp on how history is understood and how a decent and honorable life should be lived. Read more
by Alexander Billet
February 19, 2010
Osama Bin Laden was basically a product of the Reagan years; he was trained by America. He's a product of the '80s, just like we're a product of the '80s. On that note, we have a lot in common. Read more
When Snow Melts: Vancouver’s Olympic Crackdown
by Dave Zirin
February 12, 2010
But there actually is a long history in Canada of this kind of abuse of power. The latest chapter in that history has been written during the pre-Olympic crackdown of 2010. Read more
NY Times: No Conflict of Interest With the Conventional Wisdom
by Prof. Robert Jensen
February 10, 2010
American journalism tends to “follow the flag.” In this case the U.S. flag is planted firmly on the Israeli side of the conflict. Read more
Wages and Immigrants: ‘Cheap Labor’ Might Give You a Raise
by Michelle Chen
February 08, 2010
In fact, immigrant workers indirectly subsidize the wages of U.S.-born workers, boosting weekly wages by about $3.68 above what immigrant workers make. Read more
by Bill Quigley
March 08, 2010
It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists ... Read more
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by The Real News
March 05, 2010
Olympic dream vs. Vancouver reality Read more
by Antonino D'Ambrosio
March 03, 2010
In a career spanning more than four decades, Cash’s largely ignored Bitter Tears is his true masterpiece—it is the fulcrum of his art and life. Read more
Looking Beyond Black Mecca and the Failure of the Black Misleadership Class
by Bruce Dixon
March 01, 2010
... unable to come up with any model for urban economic development aside from moving poorer residents out and moving richer ones in. Read more
Venezuela’s Anti-Hegemonic Aid In Haiti
by Kiraz Janicke
February 26, 2010
Venezuela has certainly differentiated its approach to what Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicholas Maduro described as “the hegemonic, abusive form in which U.S. military has sought to address the issue of Haiti.” Read more
How Wars Are Made: Behind Clinton's Tough Talk on Iran
by Mark Weisbrot
February 22, 2010
The goal of Hillary Clinton's rhetoric seems to be to promote conflict and convince Americans Iran is a threat to their security. Read more
by Jordan Flaherty
February 10, 2010
New Orleans needed tens of millions of dollars to rebuild its infrastructure even before the Hurricane. Schools were falling apart, public transportation was unreliable, and ... Read more
Creating Decent Jobs: The Role of Unions
by Jeannette Wicks-Lim
February 04, 2010
Between now and 2016, the strongest job growth will be largely in low-pay occupations, according to Department of Labor projections. Read more