Israeli Writer-Activist Tikva Honig-Parnass, Who Fought for Israel's Founding in 1948, on 60 Years of Palestinian Dispossession and Occupation. As Israelis Celebrate Independence and Palestinians Mark   more...the "Nakba," a Debate with Benny Morris, Saree Makdisi and Norman Finkelstein.  less

Pakistan Military Offensive in Khyber Region Enters Fourth Day, Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands Reaches New High, Dozens of Minutemen Confront Day-Laborers Gathered For Work in Aurora, CO , Colombian   more...Senator Piedad Córdoba on Negotiating with FARC, Her Criticism of Uribe and Why She Was Detained at JFK  less

Dr. Paul Farmer Challenges Profit-Driven Medical System While Bringing Healthcare to Poor Communities Worldwide

Mary Tillman, Mother of Slain Army Ranger and former NFL Star Pat Tillman, on Her Four-Year Quest to Expose the Military Cover-Up of Her Son?s Death by Members of His Own Unit. US Defends Imprisonment   more...of Iraqi Youths. Iraq Boosts Purchases of US Arms. 8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Attack.  less

Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix on the US Rush to War in Iraq, the Threat of an Attack on Iran, and the Need for a Global Nuclear Ban to Avoid Further Catastrophe.

Fmr. Military Intelligence Officer Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as Target Prior to Killing of Two Journalists in 2003

Embedded Photojournalist Accuses US Military of Censorship After Being Barred for Publishing Photo of Dead Marine. Court Interpreter for Workers Rounded Up in Largest Immigration Raid in US History Breaks   more...Confidentiality Code to Speak Out.  less

Groundbreaking Lawsuit Accuses Big Oil of Conspiracy to Deceive Public About Climate Change. "Global Disruption" More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not "Global Warming" - Leading   more...Scientist John Holdren.  less

Supreme Court Slashes Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Fine to One-Tenth of Original $5 Billion Ruling. Haditha Massacre Victims' Kin Outraged as U.S. Marines Go Free. Zimbabwe and the Question of Imperialism:   more...A Discussion.  less

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Broadcast Legend Bill Moyers on Media Reform: "Democracy Only Works When Ordinary People Claim It as Their Own". Bill Moyers Takes on Fox News Producer Sent by Bill O'Reilly to Media Reform   more...Conference.  less

Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico?s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU. "Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington". Anti-Torture   more...Activists Convicted, Jailed for Protesting Gitmo Outside Supreme Court.  less

Blackwater: From the Nisour Square Massacre to the Future of the Mercenary Industry. Iraqis Protest Looming Pact with US.

World Renowned Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on the Iraq War, the Bush Presidency, the War on Terror

Stop-Loss: A Look at the US Military Policy that Creates a "Backdoor Draft" to Force Soldiers to Continue Service. Slavery By Another Name: Author Douglas Blackmon on The Re-Enslavement of   more...Black People in America.  less

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Forty Years After Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, US Tops World in Nuke Arsenal. Acclaimed Actor and Playwright Anna Deavere Smith on Art in a Time of War. Obama Pledges to Expand Bush Program to   more...Funnel Federal Money to Religious Groups.  less

Hersh: Congress Agreed to Bush Request to Fund Major Escalation in Secret Operations Against Iran. Affirmative Action on Ballot in Three States: A Debate. Police, Firefighters, Utility Workers Among   more...Hundreds Trained as "Terrorism Liaison Officers". ACLU Sues Denver for Security Equipment Details Ahead of DNC.  less

From Political Prisoner to Cabinet Minister: Legendary Brazilian Musician Gilberto Gil on His Life, His Music and the Digital Divide.

"One of the Greatest Intrusions, Potentially, on the Rights of Americans Protected Under the 4th Amendment" - Sen. Feingold Blasts Telecom Spy Bill. George Carlin (1937 - 2008): Legendary Comedian   more...Challenged Status Quo Throughout 50-Year Career. Two Decades After His Death, Visionary R. Buckminster Fuller Continues to Inspire Efforts for a More Sustainable Planet.  less

Zimbabwe in Crisis: Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai Withdraws from Run-Off Against Robert Mugabe. The Future of Public Campaign Finance Following Barack Obama's Decision to Opt Out of System. Is   more...Israel Preparing to Bomb Iran?  less

As Global Warming Fuels More Extreme Weather, McCain and Bush Congress to Lift Offshore Oil Drilling Ban. Joseph Nevins on "Dying to Live: A Story of US Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid".   more... World Refugee Day: U.S. Criticized For Failing to Help Iraqi Refugees and Iraqis Who Aided U.S. Occupation.  less

Congressional Hearings Shed New Light on Government's Endorsement of Torture; Maj. Gen. Taguba Accuses Bush Administration of War Crimes. As Senate Confirms Psychologists Helped Devise Military Interrogation   more...Techniques, APA Presidential Candidate Steven Reisner Condemns Role of Psychologists in Torture. ?Broken Laws, Broken Lives?: Medical Study Confirms Prisoners in US Custody Were Physically  less

Ralph Nader on Barack Obama: "It is Quite Clear He is a Corporate Candidate from A to Z". New Monument Honors Slain Journalists. LA School Teacher Fired For Being Too "Afrocentric";   more...Arizona Bill Proposes to Prohibit Teachings Critical of Western Civilization.  less