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A researcher at Columbia University debunks some of George Zimmerman's attorneys' flawed logic.

The South is about to become the most fiercely contested, and unpredictable, political battleground in America.

Researchers polled non-believers to find out who abandons religion and why. The answers tell us a lot about religion and non-belief in America.

In 2012 median CEO pay ranged from between $14.1 to $15.1 million. That's a 16% increase in one year.

An indispensable look at what really happened when an American drone killed 42 people in Pakistan.

The North Carolina legislature is out of control.

Study after study indicates that cannabis is safe—especially compared to alcohol and America’s real epidemic: prescription pill abuse.

Wiretapping has become a multi-million-dollar market, according to a new report.

A lawsuit claims more than one NYC Starbucks refused to serve the deaf, kicked them out, and mocked their speech.

Here's a glimpse at some of the world's weirdest mating rituals.

In the '80s a flurry of cheesy after-school specials appeared on network television, designed to curb kids' enthusiasm for drugs.

The film about Oscar Grant's unjust killing by police premieres on Friday.

Imprisoned CIA whistle-blower John Kiriakou has advice for Edward Snowden -- and a warning for the rest of us.

What started out as a routine recruiting session went terribly wrong when students put recruiters on the spot.

In recent years more and more workers in China are choosing to fight. Some strikes are large in scale and well-organized, even though workers don’t have a union.

SWAT teams burst through doors armed to the teeth, terrifying (and killing) children. How did we get here?

Advances in psychology offer hope.

Corruption has never been so easy.

Oregon’s legislature unanimously passed a debt-free higher education plan after Portland State students brought it to their attention.

Forget the dumbed-down garbage most economists spew. Their myths are causing tragic results for everyday Americans.

Various teachers and administrators knew what was going on, then pressed victim to change her story.

And, the reaction from former special FBI agent and whistleblower Coleen Rowley.

Artificial sweeteners can actually fool the body, and make you eat more.

The 'warrior mother' is pretty, funny and divisive. Great. She also spouts dangerous, anti-scientific ignorance.

Working America launches a website, FixMyJob.com, to be a WebMD for the rights of working people.

Obama's administration has met with industry officials numerous times, now Fox is calling for the president to meet with families directly impacted by oil and gas fracking.

The full, plump bosom seen in the human ape is an anomaly. What's its evolutionary purpose?

We have both a moral obligation and practical reasons to work for justice and sustainability.

JP Morgan Chase is one of the most powerful banks in the world, embedded within a transnational network of elite institutions and individuals.

Falling behind on the increasingly byzantine NSA scandal? We've got you covered.

Decades of war have driven many Afghans to heroin, but addicts face stigma and trauma.

Beginning July 2014, same-sex couples seeking marriage in the state can face serious time.

Watch Moyers and two experts break down the policies turning the American dream into a nightmare.

Racists do not keep America's streets 'safe.'

California's largest prison protest in state history is underway.

A lawsuit alleges that the Federal Housing Finance Agency has withheld $382 million from the National Housing Trust Fund.

Does gender matter when it comes to sexual consent?

Boys and men commit the vast majority of violent acts, from domestic violence to murder. We've got to get at the root causes.

The Egyptian armed forces receive $1.3 billion in annual military aid from the United States.

Those of us who defend the planet are increasingly subject to abuse. It is the price we pay for confronting the power of money

Environmentalists are seeing an agency that is systematically disengaging from any research that could be perceived as questioning the safety of fracking or oil drilling.

A larger number of arrestees, poor and powerless, were caught in FBI "Threat Factory" stings.

Saggy-pants laws violate a ba­sic First Amendment right to free speech and expression.

Right-wingers claim the country was founded on "limited government" -- It's totally bogus.

Trying to sustain a long-term relationship that is also sexual presents humans with a chemical catch-22.

Law enforcement has spied on Muslim communities in ways that would have outraged Americans, had such tactics been used against Christian communities after the Oklahoma City bombing.

As he retires from office, he will leave behind a record of right-wing extremism that few could match.

Privatizing Medicare and taking Paul Ryan's cues are recipe for being hated.

When will the Justice Department get serious about Murdoch?

A day after an explosion in the rural community of New Milton, West Virginia residents are still awaiting answers about the cause and the damage.

Will the wave of global unrest crash on Indonesia next?

Between musical numbers, the singer-songwriter spouted what appeared to be a fanatical Christian anti-gay rant at Yoshi’s in San Francisco.

Banks are outbidding private equity Funds at foreclosures, believing they can beat them at the pump-and-dump game.

Science finds evidence of a biological-hallucinogenic basis for seeing geometric patterns.

The violence in Egypt has escalated following the military's ouster of President Mohamed Morsi.

Middlebury College is now supporting a controversial pipeline that would carry fracked natural gas through Vermont and under Lake Champlain to the state of New York.

The plaintiffs claim that nearly all the management positions were held by Caucasians, who regularly used racial slurs while addressing Hispanic employees.

The UN World Health Organization claims the problem is so widespread that it is now considered a global public health problem.

We can be both safe and free. But the FBI has undermined our civil liberties in deeply disturbing ways since 9/11.

Bank of America is doing everything it can to kick this family out of its home. Here’s why you could be next.

The profit incentive leads some cops to great lengths just to make a bust.

The killings punctuate a week of violence between opposing sides in Egypt.

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill also moved the woman's attacker to a dorm close to hers.

Requests for info from the Pentagon on its activities across the planet are met with obstruction and obfuscation.

Doctors say that the pregnant girl's health is in danger.

Despite his words, Obama will go to extreme lengths to prevent whistleblower Edward Snowden from securing asylum in Latin America.

Alissa Nutting discusses her summer bestseller "Tampa" -- a tale of lust that draws out the dynamic between a predatory teacher and her lascivious students.

Crossing the border is not a game or a sport; it is a desperate, lonely and potentially lethal experience.

He's back! And politics just got a whole lot more interesting.

The much anticipated anti-fracking documentary continues to highlight the toll hydraulic fracturing takes on the environment.

Sybrina Fulton comes face to face with her son's murderer while getting grilled over whether her son deserved to get killed.

The company said it removed the toxic chemical, but a watchdog group reports otherwise.

The plane "sped up, like the pilot knew he was short," one survivor said. "And then the back end just hit and flies up in the air and everybody's head goes up to the ceiling."

Surely Texas males need laws regulating ED as much as Gov. Perry and Republican legislators think women need regulation of abortion providers.

The plane "sped up, like the pilot knew he was short," one survivor said. "And then the back end just hit and flies up in the air and everybody's head goes up to the ceiling."

Despite his words, Obama will go to extreme lengths to prevent whistleblower Edward Snowden from securing asylum in Latin America.

Politicians are winning liberal hearts and minds on social issues, while embracing a corporate political agenda.

America's founders would be horrified at our United States of Surveillance.

Women are victims of addiction and drug policy, but we rarely hear their stories.

Is public shaming an effective way to change behavior? We interview someone who has been shamed and his shamer to find out.

"This brings to memory actions among enemies during the Cold War," Germany's justice minister says.

"20 Feet from Stardom" shows how backup singers for the Rolling Stones, Bowie and the Talking Heads have been used, abused and occasionally cherished.

More than 60 injured after Asiana Airlines flight from South Korea crash-lands, with hospital treating 10 critically injured.

It helps to fly above the mountains to truly understand what's going on.

What does the launch of yet another adult crowdsourcing site mean for the porn industry?

A new report offers a compelling look at the economic vision that was laid out during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and how it has since been forgotten.

We need a worldwide struggle to preserve the global commons.

Asiana Boeing 777 from Seoul crashed without distress call from pilot. Up to 70 people hospitalized.

The majority of intellectual work in the U.S. is actually helping to prop up our unjust distribution of wealth and power.

What does it take to drive a million people to the streets in over 100 cities?

Lesbian porn companies see an emerging business opportunity.

BART management and unions agree to extend current contract for 30 more days of negotiation.

Some Alcoholics Anonymous members toke secretly without telling their sponsors. Are they in denial?

The unashamed use of cell phones in public places means there is little left to do but shrug.

We can't "repeal the Internet." But it's killing our privacy, destroying journalism, and unleashing "conflict and mayhem."

This is the week when we were shown once again the power of the people from mass nationwide protests, to solidarity actions on specific issues, to individuals standing up in acts of conscience.

The City of North Las Vegas is endangering its own public finances and breaking the law, man claims in court.