How Corporations Won the War on Terror
Turns out failed wars and thousands of lives lost are good for (some) business.
These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare
Women who apply for welfare often have to identify who fathered their children and when they got pregnant, among other deeply personal details. State governments use that information to pursue…
Democrats Urged to ‘Ignore’ Parlimentarian’s Advice Against Path to Citizenship
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Democratic lawmakers and the White House are facing pressure to disregard the Senate parliamentarian after the unelected official on Sunday deemed a crucial immigration…
Post-Afghanistan, Can We Finally Give Peace A Chance?
William Astore, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and historian who runs the Bracing Views blog, takes a dim view (or is it a nuclear-bright view) of where this country…
Wendy Brown on Sheldon Wolin and Inverted Totalitarianism 
On the latest episode of “On Contact,” Chris Hedges discusses the work of political philosopher Sheldon Wolin with Professor Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley, a student of Wolin’s. Sheldon…
Ralph Nader: What Gives With Newspapers’ Graphic Artists?
Newspaper editors have ushered in a golden age for graphic artists, giving them huge chunks of newspaper space formerly devoted to reporters and news.
America’s Homelessness Crisis Is About to Get So Much Worse
The looming eviction crisis could precipitate the worst housing and homelessness disaster in American history.
A Boy Went to a COVID-Swamped ER. He Waited for Hours. Then His Appendix Burst.
Non-COVID patients are paying a price as the delta variant and low-vaccination rates overwhelm hospitals across the country. “Wait times can now be measured in days,” said an expert.
Big Pharma Secrets Revealed as Group Uncovers Portion of Pfizer Vaccine Recipe
"This leaked contract teaches the world more about how to make mRNA vaccines than anything done by rich countries so far."
Biden: Listen to the “Radicals” Or Risk Failure
President Biden won't find the solutions to issues that desperately need addressing in corporate media.
September 10, 2001: On the FBI’s Recent 9/11 Bombshell
The FBI recently released the redacted version of an internal file that sheds light on how much the agency knew before 9/11. Read the document below before taking in Mr.…
‘Gavin Don’t Surf’: The California Recall Election, on the Ground in Orange County
Long a Republican heartland, this vast suburban county is changing. But is that enough to save Gavin Newsom?
Up to Half of the $14 Trillion Spent by Pentagon Since 9/11 Has Gone to War Profiteers
A new analysis shows that a "large portion" of Pentagon contracts in recent years have gone to just five companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.
The Biggest Winner of the Afghanistan War
The deadly debacle marks the decline of Washington's world leadership.