Unless he cooked an extra-juicy steak, how does Snowden “have blood on his hands” if there is “no evidence of anyone being harmed?” As one observer put it last ... More »

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And that’s where the Obama administration has been very disingenuous. They suggest the labor chapter is enforceable. —- But at the end of the day, ... More »

In viewing campaign contributions as the major source of corruption we overlook the more insidious flow of direct, personal payments – much of which might be called ... More »

And according to the Justice Department and testimony in the trial, the company Bush was promoting sold overpriced agricultural equipment to an impoverished nation whose ... More »

It has been—it’s not formally classified, but it’s being treated as if it was classified, in terms of how the information is being managed. They go into a room. If ... More »

They’re private sector lawyers for the most part. They earn hundreds, if not $1000 an hour to be able to oversee these cases. And so there’s an incentive ... More »

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For those who haven’t been following the Kansas story, in 2012, Sam Brownback, the state’s hard-right governor, pushed through large tax cuts that would, he promised, ... More »

“The irony of the text containing repeated references to transparency, and an entire annex on transparency requiring governments to provide information useful to ... More »

Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain recently mused, “Do we want to allow a means of communication between people which we cannot read?” He soon found his answer, ... More »

The richest one-thousandth of a percent of tax filers made about 75 percent more than they had a decade prior. But as those extremely rich people got richer, the middle ... More »

But in the two years since Snowden took up exile in Russia to avoid prosecution in the U.S., his documents have fueled dozens of revelations of More »

Snowden’s critics have argued that, if he’s sincere about his actions, he should return to the United States and make his case before a jury of his peers. But under the ... More »

When it came to economic development, the “Sanderistas” in City Hall, as his supporters were known, decided to ditch the prevailing “smokestack chasing” approach, ... More »

Everywhere. From South America to Asia, from Africa to the Arctic, the U.S. is using its military might to procure – for powerful, privately held corporations – vital ... More »

But when asked what a winning strategy might be, the House Speaker could only reply, “It’s the President’s responsibility.” In other words, Boehner is as clueless ... More »

In the future, if we discover that some other product causes health problems (think of asbestos), rather than facing lawsuits for the costs imposed on us, the manufacturer ... More »

CHRIS MATTHEWS: So you’re briefing the president on the reasons for war. They’re selling the war using your stuff, ... More »

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Throughout the run-up to the war, Bush, Cheney, and their lieutenants repeatedly stated assertions to justify the war that were not supported by the intel. They also hyped ... More »

There’s the indictment, issued by the intelligence officer who briefed Bush and Cheney: The Bush White House made a “false presentation” on “some ... More »

Well, let’s not — because that’s a false narrative, and everyone who was involved in the debate over the war knows that it’s false. The Iraq war wasn’t an ... More »

Among 18- to 29-year-olds, nearly half had a positive view of “socialism,” while only 47 percent viewed “capitalism” favorably. More »

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Almost without a doubt, Obama’s remarks were carefully scripted. And it’s likely all of these “whispers” suddenly circulating on the Hill about a ... More »