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Does "Working Girls" Still Work?


Is a film about prostitution made in 1986 relevant to the realities of sex work today?   read more

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Hospitals' Lessons From Hurricane Gustav


The pre-storm medical evacuation -- the largest in American history -- revealed some critical flaws in American hospitals.   read more

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Palin Pick Is GOP Hypocrisy at its Best


Will the media test her on substance or let her play "Ms. Congeniality?" It is up to the public to see through the fact-free diet we're being fed.   read more

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In Fight Over Law Securing Workers' Right to Organize, Corporations Bill Themselves as Underdogs


Corporate honchos and bought-off lawmakers are trying to kill a proposal that makes it easier to join a union.   read more

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Only in America Could a Two-Faced Creature Like McCain Attain Such Media Status


Only in America could a man who has called the mainstream media his "base" run against that very same media.   read more

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Why McCain and the GOP Are So Afraid of Discussing the Economy


Whether rich, poor or somewhere in between, Americans always do better economically under Democrats.   read more

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McCain's Speech: Worst Acceptance Speech in Almost 30 Years?


It was the same damn speech I've heard at every GOP convention for my entire life injected with a shot of POW.   read more

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McCain Uses His Big Speech to Give Us a Tour of His Vietnamese Prison Cell


Number of sentences in John McCain's RNC speech about being a POW in Vietnam: 43. Number about his 25 years in the House and Senate: 8.   read more

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Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested


Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy.   read more

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Boatloads of Trouble: How We Are Importing Our Way to Destruction


As our consumer goods travel thousands of miles by boat, train and truck, they're leaving a trail of soot and cancer in their wake.   read more

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