Yearly Archives: 2015
VIDEO: Henry Siegman, Leading US Jewish Voice for Peace: 'Give Up on Netanyahu, Go...
Both Jewish and Palestinian women from the group, Women Wage Peace, are holding a hunger strike in a call for a renewal of peace negotiations. Henry Siegman discusses the situation with Democracy Now.
The Outrageous Ascent of CEO Pay
It's time we start pushing companies to put less money into the hands of their CEOs and more into the hands of their average employees. Not only will it create more jobs, it will actually help corporations.
HuffPost and Washington Post Reporters Face Charges in Ferguson
Huffington Post's Ryan Reilly and Washington Post's Wesley Lowery were charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer a year after being detained during the Ferguson riots. This raises troubling questions about press freedom.
Throwing Public Education Under the Bus
Now the small-minded budget slashers won’t even pay for bus rides? It's time we invest fully in public education to get the future we want for our children.
VIDEO: Artist Emily Jacir Brings the Palestinian Experience to the Venice Biennale
As the most prestigious international biennial art exhibition in the world takes place in Italy, Democracy Now speaks with one of the most celebrated Palestinian artists, Emily Jacir, who joins the Venice Biennale.
If It’s Going to Push Us to War, Is It Time for AIPAC to...
On whose behalf is AIPAC intervening in American domestic politics? Juan Cole discusses the only logical possibility, which is that AIPAC is acting on behalf of the Likud government of Israel.
Trump: For Republicans, Their Worst Nightmare
Donald Trump is the Republican party's worst nightmare. But they will have to sit back and watch as Trump takes over America’s political stage all while capturing a large share of the GOP base constituency.
Super-Rich Donors Turn Our Democracy into Their Plutocracy
There are a few "treacherous" donors who are using wads of cash to pervert American democracy into plutocracy. So who are they trying to buy favors for?
Trump’s Tantrums: Tawdry Glitz for Hoodwinked Peanut Gallery
Though P.T. Barnum was as "self-absorbed and self-aggrandizing as Donald Trump," he was far less racists. Is this "palinesque loser" reviving the Gong Show?
Evoking the Wrath of Nature
Capitalism has placed monetary profit above the maintenance of life. "Ignoring the warnings of native communities, we have evoked the deadly wrath of nature. And I fear we may not be able to find our way back."