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Feds crack down on peaceful anti-nuke protesters who exposed major security lapse at weapons plant.

The religious right often wages campaigns of harassment, intimidation and outright violence against First Amendment plaintiffs.

A proposal for a socially conscious lottery panicked state gambling interests and birthed the 9-figure jackpot.

Florida man told her it was an antibiotic.

We must take grievances about America’s Mideast oppression seriously.

Is your anxiety about falling asleep keeping you awake? Or are your neurons to blame?

Media observers horrified at the thought of a Koch takeover of major newspapers are more sanguine about Murdoch. What are they thinking?

The Massachusetts senator is now championing legislation that would cut the student loan rate to the near zero that the big banks enjoy when borrowing money.

A leading international voice on arctic conservation addresses President Obama’s strategy for tapping America’s northern frontier.

Proponents of military involvement have it all wrong: The United States should de-escalate hostilities.

The fight against plutocracy, concentrated wealth and corporatism is decentralized, creative and growing.

You can't hit 400 ppm CO2 and still think "all of the above" is a rationale energy strategy.

The Koch bros are rumored to be possible bidders for the Tribune company and its large regional papers including the LA Times ... their grandfather Harry Koch would be proud.

The maddening episode reveals how Washington works.

The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art takes on punk, with mixed results.

An excerpt from Hazel Rose Markus Alana Conner's "Clash!: 8 Cultural Conflicts That Make Us Who We Are"

There’s no safe level of exposure to this dangerous toxin still lurking in millions of homes, but that truth is consistently under attack from industry-funded public relations excecutives.

D.C. Govt. advertisement is just as ridiculous as the 1930s film 'Reefer Madness.'

The Kevin who took a steak knife to his ex's throat is not the Kevin I know.

The dangers of ignoring history.

Scahill’s work has sparked several congressional investigations and won some of journalism’s highest honors.

The fight against plutocracy, concentrated wealth and corporatism is decentralized, creative and growing.

As the hunger strike stretches into its 100th day, here are the four worst things about how the U.S. is handling the ongoing protest.

Three continue to be held at the local jail in the lastest example of criminalizing kids for being kids

Outspoken economist Robert Johnson and firebrand academic Cornel West consider threats to human dignity and a just society.

Why do women have extramarital affairs?

From Pat Robertson's election predictions to the entire Christian right freaking out about gay marriage, here are 10 prophesies that didn't come true.

The lines between the military and law enforcement have blurred even further.

The topless performance artist is suing the NYPD for repeated arrests, harassment and committing her to psychiatric institution.

Predatory pricing practices can be found nearly everywhere in healthcare.

“Folks, this is a game changer. And not just because it looks like it was made by Hasbro."

"Should the IRS campaign be successful, it will ... eliminate tens of thousands of well paying jobs, [and] destroy hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue."

In a move that may prove deadly for workers and consumers, the federal government is washing its hands of slaughterhouse inspection and encouraging industry self-regulation.

The freshman rep explained, "we’ve normalized perversion and perverted God’s natural law."

The Obama era has been one of the worst for domestic civil liberties.

Over-saturation of images and narratives of violence have resulted in a collective numbness.

Brace yourselves: There will be more Sheldon Adelsons and Koch Brothers warping elections to come

Sources report that Monsanto has begun secretly lobbying its Congressional allies to attach amendments to the Farm Bill that would preempt or prohibit states from requiring labels on GE foods.

A Forbes slideshow reveals in detail how “billionaire brands control your life."

Students took to President Jamshed Bharucha’s office demanding that he resign over his proposal to introduce tuition, a policy that would break the school’s 155-year tradition of free education.

For all the outcry about targeting by ideology, IRS has for years unfairly favored a different group: the rich.

The politics of hope and the politics of nope.

What happened to kids being kids?

Brace yourselves: There will be more Sheldon Adelsons and Koch Brothers warping elections to come

The 700 Club nut job also reminds women that they live in America "and good things are happening."

As climate change worsens, the internal strains in the environmentalist movement are starting to show.

Fox seems to regard the discards of other networks as its richest vein of new talent.

"The angry rhetoric and level of upset about the president, for once, seems somewhat appropriate."

It is indisputable that America strives to put as many black people behind bars as possible.

Is it the scent, the material, the taboo, or the trophy aspect that used panties buyers find so enticing?

For years, strangers have made fun of me for being fat. But I got my power back -- by turning the camera on them.

Christian leaders accountable for their actions? Well, sort of. An Evangelical news outlet blames the Jezebel.

RAN has a winning strategy for taking on the biggest threats to our climate and to biodiversity.

A racket that has caused low-income borrowers a world of hurt.

The Pulitzer-prize winning columnist calls the revelations "one more assault in a long series of assault against freedom of information and freedom of the press."

Adoptive parents sue, calling surgery unnecessary and potentially damaging.

Obama on when he learned about IRS targeting conservative groups: "I think it was on Friday."

Sound familiar? That's because almost the same exact thing happened last week.

Critics condemn Holder's secret subpoena as an 'abuse of power.'

Some questions make atheists feel second-class -- and make you look like a jerk for asking them.

CO2 is at a level not seen in millions of years—if this happened in science fiction, the planet would pay attention.

Strap the criminal into the gurney. Plunge the needles into veins. Haul away the corpse. God Bless America!

Mahatma would be turning over in his grave.

Angelina Jolie's op-ed about her approach to mitigating breast cancer risk helped a company's stock value rise 4%. Is that what medicine is really about?

Things tend to get ugly when the Middle East comes up on Maher's HBO show.

Estate administrator sues big banks for wrongful death, elder abuse, breach of contract and other charges.

If these resolutions passed, citizens would be asked to vote this dangerous language into our state constitution.

JPMorgan Chase and other big banks are accused of running a frightening scam collecting on credit card debt.

Strap the criminal into the gurney. Plunge the needles into veins. Haul away the corpse. God Bless America!

Critics condemn Holder's secret subpoena as an 'abuse of power.'

Voter intimidation groups say they were intimidated by the IRS.

Veteran activist and organizer Marshall Ganz joins Bill to discuss the power of social movements to effect meaningful change.

The recent IRS flap shows an obvious double standard in Washington's reactions to Bush era and Obama era misconduct.

Aurora, Colorado was the site of an accidental shooting on Monday.

During the 1950s Red Scare, America's first drug czar fed the opiate addiction of America's most feared senator.

During his tenure, nearly 30 million people died from tobacco-related causes globally.

"Business freedom" in America increasingly means the God-given right to exploit the vulnerability of the public.

"It doesn’t take much to see the culture of intolerance surrounding the Republican Party today," said Pablo Pantoja in his resignation letter.

Male feminism is a burgeoning movement around the country.

But they are failing, thanks to Obama's so-called "scandal condom."

The Supreme Court unanimously rejected Indiana soy farmer's argument against the agricultural giant.

Branfman's book "Voices From The Plain Of Jars: Life Under An Air War" brings us face to face with the almost unimaginable atrocities committed by the U.S. Military.

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has quite the Republican party pedigree.

At 19, I was a single Indian American college sophomore who certainly did not have any plans to have an arranged marriage.

Ríos Montt was convicted of overseeing the slaughter of more than 1,700 people in Guatemala’s Ixil region.

Environmental changes may be to blame for spiking rates of an often misdiagnosed and potentially fatal disease.

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has quite the Republican party pedigree.

Al Jazeera reveals in detail how the practice of force-feeding prisoners at Guantanamo is carried out.

Corporations have decided to let middle-class workers pay for national investments that have largely benefited businesses over the years.

Small Tea Party groups were bit players—not so with the big dark money groups.

David Sal Silva was reportedly seen and recorded being beaten to death by California police.

The causes he’s backing and political style signal a shift to the right.

The spread of nuclear weapons has continued unabated since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The Viet Nam War may have ended over four decades ago, but the issues stemming from it are very much with us.

A liquor-lover describes his effort to put down the bottle.

An Israeli attack on the Iranian capital of Tehran using five 500-kiloton weapons would kill seven million people -- 86% of the population -- according to a new study.

A three-day boycott of the network protested a lack of coverage of the attacks on Benghazi, among other things.

Working families are sandbagged by the mortgage debt and, retirees can’t get decent returns on their investments.

The EPA is abusing a legal loophole to let products like nanosilver be used in your clothing and baby blankets without ensuring their safety.