On Sunday, around 400 people were arrested as police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in the streets of Istanbul, Ankara and other cities.
A new film directed by Robert Greenwald looks at four whistleblowers who had their lives practically destroyed after they went to the press with evidence of government wrongdoing.
So far at the UN climate summit no large nation has announced new measures to slow rising temperatures and help avert projected floods, droughts, heatwaves and rising seas.
"This is the first time for the food movement to pass from that moment of voting with your fork to voting with your votes for a different kind of food system," said Pollan.
Wal-Mart workers are not unionized and have long complained of poor working conditions and inadequate wages. Now they're standing up and fighting back.
Chicago public school students returned to class Wednesday after the governing body of the Chicago Teachers Union voted to suspend its nine-day strike, the first teachers’ strike in Chicago since 1987.
After repeatedly touting his business experience as an asset towards reviving the U.S. economy, Romney has been put on the defensive by Bain workers who are fighting back against the outsourcing of their jobs.
If our news media continue to ignore the essential link between extreme weather and climate change, then we may not act in time to avert even greater catastrophe.
One of Mexico’s best-known poets, Javier Sicilia, laid down his pen last year after his son was murdered by drug traffickers. Now, he is on a mission to transform drug policy.
In an historic announcement, President Obama has become the first U.S. president to support same-sex marriage. We get reaction from acclaimed playwright and activist Tony Kushner.
A new ruling by the FCC requires broadcasters to post political advertisement data online, making it easier for the public to see who is buying those ads.
Selma James coined the term "unwaged" work to describe the real work of housewives--and she has some thoughts that Mitt and Ann Romney might learn from.