Don’t Frack with Our Water!
Natural gas drilling threatens public health and the environment.
Natural gas drilling threatens public health and the environment.
Stacy Horn explores the mysteries of parapsychology and its researchers.
Fifty years ago, when I grew up in a small Iowa town, diversified family farms were the norm, local… more
We met our neighbors and helped turn rural Michigan blue.
Journalism is breaking my heart. Or should I say, "journalism." Hate-mongering media extremists have captured our news networks and… more
We helped make rural Oregon a force for progressive change.
A photo essay from Pittsburgh's streets.
The recent headlines about President Obama working to crush primary campaigns against Democratic incumbents would be great fodder for… more
Two new books explore corporate evil.
Critics say EPA standards allowing sewage sludge to become fertilizer are outdated.
The post-election claims about the Afghan election have had the unfortunate effect of obscuring a far more fundamental consequence… more
Vendors battle bureaucracy for their place in the Second City.
In May, President Barack Obama began floating the idea that his administration might seek the power to "preventatively detain"… more
Four years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the disaster continues.
Watching the healthcare debate unfold these days is a little like watching scenes from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's… more
The fight for GLBT rights in rural America is far from over.
Progressives have been wrong--overly idealistic--about the power of communication. Many of us cling to the belief that if you… more
After Mexican refugee claims nearly triple, Ottawa establishes new visa requirements.
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS—Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate on August 28, 2009. The United States pressured Honduran coup… more
Here's what corporations know, but don't want you to find out: Private insurance is for suckers. Armies of healthcare… more
Israel’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy colonizes the occupied West Bank one settlement at a time.
After a summer of politics marked by esoteric phrases like "co-ops" and "insurance exchanges," the newest kernel of ubiquitous… more
Afghanistan's historic August election was marred by widespread voting inconsistencies, despite efforts by U.S. and Afghan soldiers—and warlords—to keep the peace.
Ethanol and solar power deplete land and water resources.
The great scientist was both a Zionist and bi-nationalist—a fact too complex for the author of a new book to accept.
The United States was founded as an "infant empire," in the words of George Washington. The conquest of the… more
The recession has resulted from, and contributed to, America's racial divide.
Radical economist and labor educator Michael Yates moves beyond the classroom to examine—with striking honesty—his own life.
The difference between parties and movements is simple: Parties are loyal to their own power regardless of policy agenda;… more
Haaretz's Gideon Levy bucks Israeli media to report on Palestinian suffering.
Chris McGreal, a reporter for Britain's Guardian newspaper, took to the road last month to report on how Americans… more
Counterinsurgency failed before, but the United States is trying again.
The Final Exit Network, a right-to-die organization, battles government euthanasia accusations.
A new documentary details how politics and religion intersect in America.
I'm a video game geek, so as I sat through movie previews a few weeks ago, I was sure… more
A new advocacy group heads to Capitol Hill to counter financial industry lobbyists hungry for deregulation.
Imagine that you live in a nice house in a tense neighborhood. Your neighbors haven't been too pleased with… more
Barack Obama navigates a world where color still matters.
Ten years after Chavez's election, the movement he inspired remains divided over goals and strategies.
Those of us living in the Rocky Mountain region are steeped in America's famous gun culture--and we therefore know… more
A new book reveals how Southern media have strengthened the region's corporatocracy.
Washington's punditocracy is in mourning over the death of right-wing columnist Robert Novak, with many warm remembrances about his… more
The Israeli military tested new weapons in Gaza with U.S. support.
Progressives find themselves outmaneuvered on healthcare reform.
Confidence is a strange and elusive thing. As a nation, we clearly have it in this post-Vietnam age of… more
KATHMANDU, NEPAL—On August 5, about 1,000 Tibetan monks, nuns and activists take part in a candle-light vigil at Boudhanath… more
For those still clinging to quaint notions of the American ideal, these have been a faith-shaking 10 years. Just… more