On September 7, 2012, Reynaldo Cuevas was shot and killed by a police officer as he was fleeing from robbers inside a bodega. The 20-year-old was unarmed. Sadly, Cuevas is one of hundreds of minorities killed by the police every year. On October 22, people gathered in New York City’s Union Square for the 17th […]
In this sixth video in the series “Peak Oil and a Changing Climate” from The Nation and On The Earth Productions, linguist, philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky talks about the Chamber of Commerce, the American Petroleum Institute and other business lobbies enthusiastically carrying out campaigns “to try and convince the population that global warming […]
The story is nearly a week old, but Gov. Jan Brewer’s response to a local reporter’s question about global warming has the internet buzzing. Last Friday, local Arizona station KTVK aired a story and a video clip with Gov. Brewer’s saying that she did not believe that humans were to blame for climate change. At the end […]
Progressives have a lot at stake in “fiscal cliff” negotiations, including fair taxation for the wealthy, reasonable military spending and preserving the social safety net. With the daily back-and-forth, it can be confusing to keep track of all the details. Robert Reich boils it all down with these 8 principles to guide you through the […]
Aurora shooting survivor Stephen Barton and Eric Boehlert, senior fellow at Media Matters for America, join “Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer to discuss the need for gun control. In a wide-ranging conversation, they consider whether President Obama will address gun control during his second term, assess media response to Bob Costas’ recent commentary in reaction to […]