Politics & Elections

The FEC is in the news with reports that Republicans are trying to force changes that would neutralize it even further.

Brendan Fisher: After forty years, corporate-funded ALEC remains an organization filled with secrecy.

The seventh of July 2013 was the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attack in London.

Sadly, we’ve entered into a world where the word “corruption” has become inadequate to describe the many and varied practices of profitable abuse by the powerful and connected of …

In today's On the News segment: As Obamacare goes into effect, the Koch brothers have orchestrated a multi-million dollar misinformation campaign; The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says an …

NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake says a new American revolution is needed to resist surveillance state - defends Snowden from pro-Obama left criticism.

In today's On the News segment: The Obama administration has delayed a provision of the Affordable Care Act related to businesses with over 50 employees that would have been …

While National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been holed up at a Moscow airport, news outlets are continuing to report on his leaks of classified U.S. documents.

Emira Woods Part 2: Under the "war on terror" framework, the US and AFRICOM are beefing up pro-US militaries across Africa.

Hamid Dabashi: President-elect Hassan Rohani will not change Iran's Neo-liberal capitalism but may be inspired by popular support for more political rights and nuclear transparency