U.S. Politics
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"This Is the Next Big Fight Between Progressives and the Wall Street Dems," by Zoë Carpenter, The Nation, Nov. 24, 2014
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"Election Results Indicate Huge Mandate for New Trade Pacts," by Dean Baker, Truthout, Nov. 10, 2014
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"The Democrats' Political Suicide," by Michael Brenner, Huffington Post, Nov. 10, 2014
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"The Peasants Still Have Their Pitchforks," by Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org, Nov. 9, 2014
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"Trying to Raise Profile of Climate Change for Washington Voters," The New York Times, Oct. 27, 2014
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"If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees," by Lee Fang, The Nation, Oct. 27, 2014
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"Crime, Justice, Money, Politics: A Brew That Corrodes the Rule of Law," by Andrew Cohen, Brennan Center for Justice, Oct. 24, 2014
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"'Koch Congress' Could Make Oligarchy Official," by Victor Menotti, The Progressive, Oct. 24, 2014
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"What Would Bernie Do?," by William Greider, The Nation, Oct. 23, 2014
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"Secretive, Deep-Pocketed Shadow Campaigns Pervade Midterms," by George Zornick, The Nation, Oct. 22, 2014
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"White House Chief Of Staff Negotiating Redaction Of CIA Torture Report," by Ali Watkins & Ryan Grim, Huffington Post, Oct. 21, 2014
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"How the Supreme Court Made a Mess of Our Voting System," by Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice, Oct. 20, 2014
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"In Raising Immigration, G.O.P. Risks Blowback After Election," The New York Times, Oct. 20, 2014
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"The Imperative of Revolt," by Chris Hedges, TruthDig, Oct. 19, 2014
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"Court allows Texas to require photo IDs for voting," McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 18, 2014
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"Another Dark Day For Democracy: SCOTUS Allows Racially-Motivated Disenfranchisement Of 600k+ Texas Voters in This Year's Midterm Elections," by Ernest A. Canning, Brad Blog, Oct. 18, 2014
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"'Loss for Democracy': Supreme Court Allows Texas's Voter ID Law," Common Dreams, Oct. 18, 2014
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"The GOP Is Winning the War on Voting," by Ari Berman, The Nation, Oct. 15, 2014
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"The Deficit Is Down and the Deficit Hawks Are Furious," by Dean Baker, Truthout, Oct. 13, 2014
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"GOP voter ID law gets crushed: Why Judge Richard Posner’s new opinion is so amazing," by Brad Friedman, Salon, Oct. 13, 2014
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"Elizabeth Warren on Barack Obama: “They protected Wall Street. Not families who were losing their homes."," by Thomas Frank, Salon, Oct. 12, 2014
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"The Big Lie Behind Voter ID Laws," by The New York Times editorial, The New York Times, Oct. 12, 2014
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"When Poverty Was the Enemy, Not the Poor," by Tom Eblen, Yes! Magazine, Oct. 9, 2014
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"After Defeating Democrats, Will Ohio Unionists Form a New Labor Party?," by Amien Essif, In These Times, Oct. 8, 2014
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"Supreme Court Delivers Tacit Win to Gay Marriage," The New York Times, Oct. 6, 2014
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"An Obama Ally Parts With Him on War Powers," The New York Times, Oct. 5, 2014
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"Discrimination is an “inalienable” right: The 5 juiciest revelations in the New Yorker’s Rand Paul profile," by Luke Brinker, Salon, Sep. 29, 2014
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"It’s the Inequality, Stupid: How to frame the ‘defining challenge of our time’," by David Moberg, In These Times, Sep. 29, 2014
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"Why Are So Many Black Towns Run by White City Councils?," by Terrell Jermaine Starr, AlterNet, Sep. 29, 2014
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"House Hopefuls in G.O.P. Seek Rightward Shift," The New York Times, Sep. 28, 2014
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"Bernie Sanders: Longterm Democratic strategy is “pathetic”," by Thomas Frank, Salon, Sep. 28, 2014
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"Eric Holder’s Complex Legacy: Voting Rights Advocate, Enemy of Press Freedom, Friend of Wall Street," by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, Sep. 26, 2014
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"Radicalized Right-Wing Activists Pledging Allegiance to Dangerous Agenda," by CJ Werleman, AlterNet, Sep. 26, 2014
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"Hillary’s Candid Motto for Democratic Party: “Represent Banks”," by Jeff Cohen, Common Dreams, July 14, 2014
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"The American Century is over: How our country went down in a blaze of shame," by Mchael Lind, Salon, July 12, 2014
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"Charles Koch, Modern Robber Baron, Exposed," by Lisa Graves, PR Watch, July 9, 2014
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"Arsonists Posing as Firemen: How GOP Sabotages Government for Fun and Profit," by John Atcheson, Common Dreams, July 8, 2014
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"McCutcheon’s Supreme Cynicism," by Brendan Fischer, PR Watch, July 7, 2014
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"Hillary Clinton Flaunts Her Surveillance State Baggage," by Robert Scheer, TruthDig, July 7, 2014
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"Hobby Lobby ruling fuels political and legal uncertainty," McClatchy Newspapers, July 1, 2014
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"How DC’s Political Intelligence Biz Made Fat Cats Fatter," by Michael Winship, BillMoyers.com, June 30, 2014
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"The Supreme Court’s Radical Right Wing Majority: Waging War on Women And Boosting Corporate Power," by Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet, June 30, 2014
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"How Did the Clintons Become So Rich?," by Zaid Jilani, Al Jazeera English, June 30, 2014
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"Alito’s ‘Hobby Lobby’ Opinion Is Dangerous and Discriminatory," by Michelle Goldberg, The Nation, June 30, 2014
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"The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats," by Nick Hanauer, Politico, June 28, 2014
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"A Secret Plan to Close Social Security’s Offices and Outsource Its Work," by Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future, June 24, 2014
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"Hillary Clinton forgets the ’90s: Our latest gilded age and our latest phony populists," by Thomas Frank, Salon, June 22, 2014
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"Election Rigging, Dark Money in Cantor's "Upset" Loss to Koch Stealth Candidate," by Ben-Zion Ptashnik and Victoria Collier, Truthout, June 22, 2014
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"Disgusting scandal could cost lives in Virginia: How suspected quid pro quo may doom Medicaid expansion," by Simon Maloy, Salon, June 9, 2014
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"The Specter of Authoritarianism and the Future of the Left: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux," by CJ Polychroniou, Truthout, June 8, 2014
Economy
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"Seven Years After: Why This Recovery Is Still a Turkey," by Dean Baker, Truthout, Nov. 24, 2014
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"Wall; Street is Taking Over America's Pension Plans," by Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, Nov. 20, 2014
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"Economics As If Future Generations Mattered," by Lieven Soete, On the Commons, Oct. 23, 2014
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"The Top 1% Own... Half," by Jon Queally, Common Dreams, Oct. 14, 2014
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"The Wage Gap Makes Perfect Sense When Tech Executives Say What They Really Think About Women," by Bryce Covert, The Nation, Oct. 13, 2014
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"Why We Should Be Seething with Anger over Inequality," by Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams, Oct. 13, 2014
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"Detroit Faces "Humanitarian Crisis" as City Shuts Off Water Access for Thousands of Residents," by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, Oct. 10, 2014
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"Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers," by Michelle Chen, The Nation, Oct. 10, 2014
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"It Happened Again: How 14 People Made More Money Than the Entire Food Stamp Budget for 50,000,000 People," by Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams, Oct. 6, 2014
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"Activists and Scholars Respond to the New Poverty Data," Moyers & Co., Sep. 29, 2014
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"Our Invisible Rich," by Paul Krugman, The New York Times, Sep. 28, 2014
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"Why the Economy is Still Failing Most Americans," by Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog, Sep. 28, 2014
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"Raking In On Rents: The Housing Crisis Begins Anew," by Devon Douglas-Bowers, Common Dreams, Sep. 26, 2014
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"Inside the New York Fed: Secret Recordings and a Culture Clash," by Jake Bernstein, ProPublica, Sep. 26, 2014
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"Hedge Funds: Fantastic for Wall Street, Horrible for Your Pension," by David Sirota, In These Times, Sep. 26, 2014
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"Cradle to grave: Student debt now bankrupting seniors," by Sarita Gupta, The Hill, Sep. 24, 2014
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"The Scourge of Siphon-Up Economics," by Marjorie E. Wood, Other Words, Sep. 24, 2014
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"The Score: Why Prisons Thrive Even When Budgets Shrink," by Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert, The Nation, Sep. 24, 2014
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"Economic Lynching," by Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams, July 14, 2014
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"The Myths of Big Corporate Capitalism," by Ralph Nader, Common Dreams, July 12, 2014
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"GDP and the Public Sector," by Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research, July 7, 2014
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"Wage Theft, Dangerous Conditions and Discrimination: Inside New York’s Food Industry," by Michelle Chen, The Nation, July 1, 2014
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"Buying Up the Planet: Out-of-Control Central Banks on a Corporate Buying Spree," by Ellen Brown, Common Dreams, June 23, 2014
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"Inequality and the Case for Unions," by Tim Koechlin, Common Dreams, June 22, 2014
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"Fomenting a Revolution: Extreme Acts of Greed Against the American People," by Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams, June 16, 2014
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"Private Wealth, Public Squalor: America’s Dilemma," by Robert Borosage, Campaign for America's Future, June 16, 2014
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"Recipe for Ripoffs," by Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins, Other Words, June 11, 2014
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"In Sign of 'New Economy' Rising, Vermont Bill Champions Worker-Owned Co-ops," by Lauren McCauley, Common Dreams, June 3, 2014
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"Toward the Total Paralysis of an Unequal Society," by Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams, June 2, 2014
Bush Accountability
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"Fellow Nobel Peace Laureates to Obama: Stain of US Torture Your Job to Repair," Common Dreams, Oct. 27, 2014
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"Peace Prize Laureates Urge Disclosure on U.S. Torture," by Charlie Savage, The New York Times, Oct. 26, 2014
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"When It Comes To Torture, Silence Is Bipartisan," by Victoria Bassetti, Brennan Center for Justice, Oct. 22, 2014
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"The Torture Secrets Are Coming," by Marcellene Hearn, ACLU Blog of Rights, Oct. 20, 2014
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"Senate’s inquiry into CIA torture sidesteps blaming Bush, aides," McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 16, 2014
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"Why Bush and Blair Should be Prosecuted for War Crimes," by Cesar Chelala, Counterpunch, June 24, 2014
International Affairs
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"Israeli Cabinet Approves Nationality Bill," The New York Times, Nov. 23, 2014
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"Exaggeration Nation: he threat posed by the Islamic State to the United States is being overblown," by Micah Zenko, Foreign Policy, Nov. 21, 2014
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"'Eddy Chevvy,' Gorby, and the Fall of the Wall," by Eric Margolis, Common Dreams, Nov. 9, 2014
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"Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America," by Greg Grandin, The Nation, Oct. 27, 2014
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"Arming Ukraine Is a Very Bad Idea," by James Carden, The Nation, Oct. 21, 2014
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"Ukraine Used Cluster Bombs, Report Charges," The New York Times, Oct. 20, 2014
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"Turkey to Let Iraqi Kurds Cross to Syria to Fight ISIS," The New York Times, Oct. 20, 2014
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" U.S. Denial of Visas for 6 in Hungary Strains Ties," The New York Times, Oct. 20, 2014
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"History of Key Document in IAEA Probe Suggests Israeli Forgery," by Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service, Oct. 17, 2014
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"When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes," by Gareth Porter, Foreign Policy, Oct. 16, 2014
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"A Symbolic Vote in Britain Supports a Palestinian State," The New York Times, Oct. 13, 2014
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"The Futility of the Long U.S. War in the Middle East," by Paul Pillar, Lobe Log, Oct. 9, 2014
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"Let go of grudges against Cuba, Iran," by Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe, Oct. 8, 2014
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"The Futility of Bombing ISIS," by Robert Fisk, Counterpunch, Oct. 6, 2014
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"Even if we defeat the Islamic State, we’ll still lose the bigger war," by Andrew J. Bacevich, Washington Post, Oct. 3, 2014
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"Obama's War on ISIS an 'Epic Formula for Blowback': Jeremy Scahill," Common Dreams, Oct. 3, 2014
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"After feigning love for Egyptian democracy, U.S. is back to openly supporting tyranny," by Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, Oct. 2, 2014
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"The Rise of ISIS and the Origins of the New Middle East War," by Tariq Ali & Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, Sep. 29, 2014
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"Tens of thousands join Hong Kong protests, roiling financial markets," McClatchy Newspapers, Sep. 29, 2014
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"Hong Kong Protests Present a Challenge to Xi Jinping’s Rule," The New York Times, Sep. 29, 2014
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"Hong Kong Protesters Defy Officials’ Call to Disperse," The New York Times, Sep. 29, 2014
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"CIA-vetted Syrian rebels battling Islamic State say airstrikes haven’t helped," McClatchy Newspapers, Sep. 25, 2014
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"#LetAymanReport trends after NBC correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin reportedly pulled out of Gaza," Al Jazeera English, July 17, 2014
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"NBC News Pulls Veteran Reporter from Gaza After Witnessing Israeli Attack on Children," by Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, July 17, 2014
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"Plea for 'International Protection' as Attack on Gaza Intensifies," Common Dreams, July 14, 2014
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"Israel Inflicts Illegal Collective Punishment on Gaza," by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout, July 14, 2014
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"Israel’s incremental genocide in the Gaza ghetto," by Ilan Pappe, Electronic Intifada, July 13, 2014
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"Khamenei Remarks Show Both Sides Maneuver on Enrichment," by Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service, July 12, 2014
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"Whose Security? How Washington Protects Itself and the Corporate Sector," by Tom Engelhardt & Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch, July 1, 2014
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"The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities," by Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation, June 30, 2014
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"The Arab Millennials Will Be Back: Three Ways the Youth Rebellions Are Still Shaping the Middle East," by Tom Engelhardt & Juan Cole, TomDispatch, June 29, 2014
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"Even Former National Security Officials Who Served Under Bush Think Obama’s Drone Policy Too Radical," by Kevin Gosztola, Firedoglake, June 26, 2014
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"Use of Drones for Killings Risks a War Without End, Panel Concludes in Report," by Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times, June 26, 2014
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"Airport Attack in Pakistan Shows Taliban’s Lasting Strength," The New York Times, June 9, 2014
"Postwar" Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan
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"Iraqi Doctors Call Depleted Uranium Use "Genocide"," by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, Oct. 14, 2014
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"Shi'a Militias Committing War Crimes Against Iraqi Civilians: Report," Common Dreams, Oct. 14, 2014
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"Investigation Into Missing Iraqi Cash Ended in Lebanon Bunker," by James Risen, The New York Times, Oct. 12, 2014
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"U.S. Troops to Use Bases in Turkey," The New York Times, Oct. 12, 2014
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"War against Isis: US strategy in tatters as militants march on," by Patrick Cockburn, Independent/UK, Oct. 12, 2014
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"US intensifies Afghan airstrikes as drawdown nears," Boston Globe, Oct. 8, 2014
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"Here’s Everything Wrong with the White House’s War on the Islamic State," by Peter Certo, Foreign Policy in Focus, Oct. 1, 2014
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"Why Obama underestimated ISIL in Syria and Iraq," by Juan Cole, Informed Comment, Sep. 29, 2014
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"U.S. may keep secret prisoners in custody after Afghan war exit," Reuters, Sep. 29, 2014
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"Becoming Hezbollah’s Air Force," by Chris Hedges, TruthDig, Sep. 28, 2014
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"Was Iraq's Top Terrorist Radicalized at a US-Run Prison?," by Jenna McLaughlin, Mother Jones, July 11, 2014
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"Dahr Jamail: What's Happening in Iraq Is the Legacy of the US Invasion and Occupation," by Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola, Truthout, July 1, 2014
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"Pentagon denies ‘mission creep’ in Iraq as new U.S. troop presence reaches 650," McClatchy Newspapers, July 1, 2014
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"The Appeal of ISIS," by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, July 1, 2014
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"A New Kind of Violent Extremist Hell Is Being Created in the Middle of Iraq," by Pepe Escobar, Asia Times, June 30, 2014
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"Before Shooting in Iraq, a Warning on Blackwater," by James Risen, The New York Times, June 29, 2014
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"The Cracking of Iraq," by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, June 24, 2014
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"Iraq delivers bloody lesson on blowback," by Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe, June 22, 2014
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"Mass Executions Push Iraq Towards Sectarian War," by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, June 16, 2014
Civil Liberties/ Human Rights
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"Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop," by Chase Madar, The Nation, Nov. 24, 2014
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"Grand Jury Does Not Charge Ferguson Officer in Michael Brown Shooting," The New York Times, Nov. 24, 2014
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"No Indictment for Darren Wilson, No Justice for Black Lives," by Mychal Denzel Smith, The Nation, Nov. 24, 2014
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"Big Brother’s Liberal Friends," by Henry Farrell, The National Interest, Nov. 14, 2014
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"The Guantánamo Tapes," by Joe Nocera, The New York Times, Oct. 31, 2014
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"Deceptions of the FBI," by The New York Times editorial, The New York Times, Oct. 31, 2014
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"Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Arrested While Trying to Attend David Petraeus Event in New York," by Kevin Gosztola, Firedoglake, Oct. 31, 2014
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"FBI confirms it used fake story, denies bogus Times Web link," Seattle Times, Oct. 28, 2014
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"Feds identify suspected 'second leaker' for Snowden reporters," by Michael Isikoff, Yahoo! News, Oct. 27, 2014
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"Greenwald: Harper Government Exploiting Recent Attacks to Expand Powers," Common Dreams, Oct. 27, 2014
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"Peekaboo, I See You: Government Authority Intended for Terrorism is Used for Other Purposes," by Mark Jaycox, Deeplinks Blog/Electronic Frontier Foundation, Oct. 26, 2014
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"Snowden's Motivation: What the Internet Was Like Before It Was Being Watched, and How We Can Get There Again," by Rainey Reitman, Deeplinks Blog/Electronic Frontier Foundation, Oct. 23, 2014
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"Two SWAT Raids. Two Officers Dead. One Defendant Is Black, One White. Guess What Happened," by Shane Bauer, Mother Jones, Oct. 21, 2014
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"Will Obama Follow Bush Down the Made-Up Torture Loophole?," by Jamil Dakwar, ACLU Blog of Rights, Oct. 21, 2014
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"CIA Agents Reportedly Impersonated Senate Staffers While Torture Report Was Being Produced," by Kevin Gosztola, Firedoglake, Oct. 21, 2014
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"Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Seattle Police Who Believe Restricting ‘Use of Force’ Violates Their Rights," by Kevin Gosztola, Firedoglake, Oct. 21, 2014
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"Edward Snowden and the Golden Age of Spying," by Tom Engelhardt & Laura Poitras, TomDispatch, Oct. 19, 2014
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"Journalist Risen: 'Mercenary Class' Now Permanent Fixture in National Security State," Common Dreams, Oct. 19, 2014
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"Obama Could Reaffirm a Bush-Era Reading of a Treaty on Torture," by Charlie Savage, The New York Times, Oct. 18, 2014
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"NSA Documents Suggest a Close Working Relationship Between NSA, U.S. Companies," by Jeff Larson and Julia Angwin, ProPublica, Oct. 15, 2014
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"Young Black Males 21 Times More Likely to Be Shot by Police Than Whites," by Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, Oct. 12, 2014
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"UNC legal team, rights advocates take up cause of tortured ex-prisoner," McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 12, 2014
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"Government's Secretive "No-Fly List" Regime Crumbling, says ACLU," Common Dreams, Oct. 11, 2014
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"Second leaker in US intelligence, says Glenn Greenwald," Guardian/UK, Oct. 11, 2014
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"The Government War Against Reporter James Risen," by Norman Solomon and Marcy Wheeler, The Nation, Oct. 8, 2014
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"When the Government’s Secrecy Arguments Are Not Blindly Accepted by Judges," by Kevin Gosztola, Firedoglake, Oct. 6, 2014
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"Judge orders Guantánamo Bay force-feeding videos to be released," Guardian/UK, Oct. 3, 2014
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"Confronting Barbarism: ISIS, the United States and the Consequences of Torture," by Michael Meurer, Truthout, Oct. 1, 2014
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"Ferguson officials charge exorbitant, unnecessary fees for information related to Michael Brown’s death," by Joanna Rothkopf, Salon, Sep. 29, 2014
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"New Documents Shed Light on One of the NSA's Most Powerful Tools," by Alex Abdo, ACLU Blog of Rights, Sep. 29, 2014
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"Guantánamo Bay Is Crumbling Into Ruins," by Jessica Schulberg, The New Republic, Sep. 21, 2014
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"The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control," by Antony Loewenstein , Guardian/UK, July 10, 2014
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"Spied On for Being Muslim," by Moustafa Bayoumi, The Nation, July 10, 2014
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"Daring Deal: Amazon's $600 Million Deal with the CIA," by Frank Konkel, Government Executive, July 9, 2014
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"Meet the Muslim-American Leaders the FBI and NSA Have Been Spying On," by Glenn Greenwald & Murtaza Hussein, The Intercept, July 9, 2014
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"No-Fly List Appeals System Declared Unconstitutional; No-Fly is No Fair," by Peter Van Buren, Firedoglake, July 1, 2014
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"FBI "Has No Idea" How Many Warrantless Searches It's Done," Common Dreams, July 1, 2014
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"Americans Deserve an Explanation for Targeted Killings," by Jameel Jaffer, ACLU Blog of Rights, June 30, 2014
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"Court gave NSA broad leeway in surveillance, documents show," Washington Post, June 30, 2014
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"Shredding the Fourth Amendment in Post-Constitutional America: Four Ways It No Longer Applies," by Tom Engelhardt & Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch, June 26, 2014
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"So That's Why They Kept the Drone Kill Memo Secret," by David Swanson, Common Dreams, June 24, 2014
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"A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son," by Alecia Phonesavanh, Salon, June 24, 2014
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"Report Points To 'Dangerous Militarization' Of U.S. Law Enforcement," by Scott Neuman, NPR, June 24, 2014
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"U.S. Funds “Terror Studies” to Dissect and Neutralize Social Movements," by Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report, June 17, 2014
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"What We've Lost Since 9/11: Taking Down the First Amendment in Post-Constitutional America," by Tom Engelhardt & Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch, June 15, 2014
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"New Ruling Shows the NSA Can’t Legally Justify Its Phone Spying Anymore," by Jennifer Granick, Wired, June 13, 2014
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"Fighting the Sunlight: The James Risen Case in Context," by William Cohn, Common Dreams, June 8, 2014
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"What Excuse Remains for Obama’s Failure to Close GITMO?," by Glenn Greeenwald, The Intercept, June 3, 2014
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"What Excuse Remains for Obama’s Failure to Close GITMO?," by Glenn Greeenwald, The Intercept, June 3, 2014
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"How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us," by Betty Medsger, The Nation, June 3, 2014
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"Supreme Court Rejects Reporter Privilege Case, As NYT Reporter Faces Jail for Protecting His Source," by Trevor Timm, Freedom of the Press Foundation, June 2, 2014
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"As Snowden Leak Anniversary Approaches, Intelligence Community Prepares to Declare Victory," by Marcy Wheeler, Emptywheel, June 2, 2014
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"As Snowden Leak Anniversary Approaches, Intelligence Community Prepares to Declare Victory," by Marcy Wheeler, Emptywheel, June 2, 2014
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"James Risen’s Fate Now Unclear," by Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive, June 2, 2014
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"Most Americans Think Snowden Did the Right Thing, Poll Says," Newsweek, June 2, 2014
Environment and Sustainability
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"Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels," The New York Times, Nov. 23, 2014
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"On Climate Disruption, Washington Governor Inslee Vows "Disruptive Change"," by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, Oct. 27, 2014
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"Inside the lonely fight against the biggest environmental problem you've never heard of," Guardian/UK, Oct. 27, 2014
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"Climate Change Doubles Probability of Freezing Winters in Eurasia: Study," Common Dreams, Oct. 26, 2014
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"Indigenous Communities Take Chevron to Global Court for 'Crimes Against Humanity'," Common Dreams, Oct. 25, 2014
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"As Casualties Mount, Scientists Say Global Warming Has Been "Hugely Underestimated"," by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, Oct. 20, 2014
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"Sea Levels Rising at Unprecedented Rate, Scientists Warn," Common Dreams, Oct. 13, 2014
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"Pentagon: global warming will change how US military trains and goes to war," by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian/UK, Oct. 13, 2014
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"Half of All Summers Will Soon Be Boiling Hot for Hundreds of Millions of People," by James West, Mother Jones, Oct. 12, 2014
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"Report Documents Walmart Heirs' Efforts to Destroy Rooftop Solar Revolution," Common Dreams, Oct. 10, 2014
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"Rate of Ocean Warming Vastly Underestimated: Study," Common Dreams, Oct. 6, 2014
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"Sizzle, Sizzle, Fossil Fuels and Trouble: Study Confirms Climate Change Drove Extreme Heat Waves," by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, Sep. 29, 2014
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"Human-Related Climate Change Led to Extreme Heat, Scientists Say," The New York Times, Sep. 29, 2014
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"The Wilderness Act Turns 50: Celebrating the Great Laws of 1964," by Tom Engelhardt & william DeBuys, TomDispatch, Sep. 28, 2014
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"Second Discovery of GMO Wheat Reveals 'Failed Policy' That Threatens Farmers: Watchdog," by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, Sep. 26, 2014
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"Our Bees, Ourselves: Bees and Colony Collapse," by Mark Winston, The New York Times, July 14, 2014
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"Nestlé is bottling water straight from the heart of California’s drought," by Lindsay Abrams, Salon, July 14, 2014
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"Half a Million People to EPA: Stop 'Largest Expansion of a Known Toxic Herbicide'," Common Dreams, July 1, 2014
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"Global Report on 'Neonicotinoid Disaster' a 'Wake-Up Call' to Save the Bees, say Groups," Common Dreams, June 24, 2014
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"Atmospheric CO2 Crosses "Ominous Threshold"," by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, June 16, 2014
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"Will Fracking Cause Our Next Nuclear Disaster?," by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, June 9, 2014
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"Overwhelming Majority of Americans Say: 'Just Label It!'," Common Dreams, June 9, 2014
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"EPA Carbon Rule Falls Short of Real Emissions Reduction," by Janet Redman and Wenonah Hauter, Common Dreams, June 3, 2014
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"Beyond Obama's Plan: A New Economic Vision for Addressing Climate Change," by Jeremy Rifkin, Common Dreams, June 2, 2014
Media Issues
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"Obama Asks F.C.C. to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules," The New York Times, Nov. 10, 2014
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"The Myth of the Free Press," by Chris Hedges, TruthDig, Oct. 26, 2014
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"Risen’s New Book Exposes Corrupt Zealotry of 'US War on Terror'," by Norman Solomon, Common Dreams, Oct. 14, 2014
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"‘The New York Times’ Wants Gary Webb to Stay Dead," by Greg Grandin, The Nation, Oct. 10, 2014
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"Latina, at the white, male New York Times: “Why are people thinking it’s OK to say racist sh-t in front of me?," by Daisy Hernandez, Salon, Sep. 28, 2014
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"No Lessons Learned at the NYT," by Robert Parry, Consortium News, July 11, 2014
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"Time Is Running Out: Tell the FCC Why Net Neutrality Is Important to You," by Amy Kroin, Free Press, July 10, 2014
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"ABC News Tells Viewers That Scenes of Destruction in Gaza Are in Israel," by Rania Khalek, Electronic Intifada, July 9, 2014
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"Will the New York Times Take Us to War Again?," by Richard Reeves, TruthDig, June 30, 2014
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"The New York Times’ Desperate Dive to the Bottom," by Bill Boyarsky, TruthDig, June 24, 2014
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"Net Neutrality's Impact on Free Speech," by Lauren Wilson, Free Press, June 23, 2014
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"A Novel Lays Bare Media Ills," by David Carr, The New York Times, June 22, 2014
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"After Georgia and Vegas Attacks: Why Won’t Media Call Right-Wing Violence ‘Terrorism’?," by Greg Mitchell, The Nation, June 9, 2014
Activism
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"Occupy Democracy brings London a blast from its past," by Kate Aronoff, Waging Nonviolence, Oct. 25, 2014
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"I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.," by Wen Stephenson, The Nation, Oct. 24, 2014
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"Smashy Smashy: Nine Historical Triumphs to Make You Rethink Property Destruction," by Jesse A. Myerson & Jose Martin, Rolling Stone, Oct. 21, 2014
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"'Eroding Legitimacy' of Fossil Fuels Industry, Divestment Movement Gains Ground," Common Dreams, Oct. 20, 2014
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"Climate activist argues resistance is necessary to protect the public trust," by Jeremy Brecher, Waging Nonviolence, Oct. 17, 2014
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"Day of Resistance: ‘Ferguson October’ Makes St. Louis Feel Presence of Growing Movement Against Police Violence," by Kevin Gosztola, Firedoglake, Oct. 14, 2014
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"How ‘Ferguson October’ Ended Up Occupying a Plaza on Saint Louis University’s Campus," by Kevin Gosztola, Firedoglake, Oct. 13, 2014
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"Wave of Civil Disobedience in Ferguson and St. Louis," The New York Times, Oct. 13, 2014
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"Philadelphia students go on strike for teachers’ benefits," by Kate Aronoff, Waging Nonviolence, Oct. 12, 2014
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"This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize Winners Are Radicals—and That’s a Good Thing," by John Nichols, The Nation, Oct. 10, 2014
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"As Ferguson ‘Weekend of Resistance’ Begins, Organizers Weigh How to Turn a Moment into a Movement," by Julia Wong, In These Times, Oct. 10, 2014
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"After #Ferguson," by Steven Hsieh and Raven Rakia, The Nation, Oct. 8, 2014
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"Breaking 43 Years of Silence, the Last FBI Burglar Tells the Story of Her Years in the Underground," by Betty Medsger, The Nation, Oct. 6, 2014
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"Demonstrators Interrupt St. Louis Symphony Singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'," St. Louis American, Oct. 5, 2014
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"Nebraskans Raise Their Voices in Fight Against Keystone XL Pipeline," The New York Times, Sep. 29, 2014
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"What It Takes to Unite Teachers Unions and Communities of Color," by Michelle Fine & Michael Fabricant, The Nation, Sep. 24, 2014
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"Denver area students walk out of school in protest," Associated Press, Sep. 23, 2014
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"Hundreds of Thousands of Climate Marchers Make History," by Cole Stangler, In These Times, Sep. 22, 2014
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"Chicago’s Cop Watchers: Youth stand up to police violence," by Kary Lydersen, In These Times, Sep. 22, 2014
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"What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History," by Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Denise Y. Ho, The Nation, Sep. 12, 2014
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"Why Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy Central’ Movement Has Beijing Very, Very Scared," by Eli Friedman, The Nation, Sep. 12, 2014
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"Labor Unions Have a Choice: Fight Back or Die," by Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer, Common Dreams, June 30, 2014
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"RI Workers Won’t Back Down on Living Wage, Despite Democrats’ Betrayal," by Sam Adler-Bell, The Nation, June 27, 2014
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"People Power Gave Seattle Workers a Raise," by Kshama Sawant, Common Dreams, June 3, 2014
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"$15! A Great Big Wage Hike in Seattle, a Great Big Movement Nationally," by John Nichols, The Nation, June 2, 2014