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With Missions in 105 Countries, We Are In the Golden Age of Black Ops

The U.S.'s most elite forces are conducting missions around the world ranging from kill/capture night raids to training exercises—and this year could see more such missions than ever.

Nick Turse

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Phillip Agnew, Dream Defender

Meet the new generation of civil rights leaders.

Michelle Chen

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The People’s Climate March Is Still Changing the Debate on Climate Change

Much has changed since hundreds of thousands of people marched through New York demanding climate action—and that's not a coincidence.

Robbie Lieberman

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Should Rahm Emanuel Be Exempt From Ethics Laws?

Executives at firms managing Chicago pension money have made more than $600,000 in donations to the mayor, despite a city ordinance—and an executive order by Emanuel himself—restricting contributions from city contractors.

David Sirota

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Bill Moyers on ‘Selma’: ‘Powerful But Flawed’ Portrayal of LBJ’s Civil Rights Record

LBJ's former White House Press Secretary says that while the film sometimes "suggests the very opposite of the truth," it's well worth watching.

BillMoyers.com Staff

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Salman Rushdie on Charlie Hebdo: ‘Vilifying … These Fallen Artists’ Is ‘Disgraceful’

The target of an infamous fatwa weighs in on satire, free speech and religion.

Terry J. Allen

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Why Eric Garner Couldn’t Breathe

The chokehold is only half the story of homicidal violence.

Terry J. Allen

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Attempts to Exploit Fear After Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attacks

The South Carolina senator's charge that President Obama is to blame for terrorism is based on no evidence—and only serves to stoke fear among Americans.

Chris Edelson

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The Upside of a Republican Congress

Progressives face a 'tough slog,' but so do Obama's pro-corporate trade deals.

Cole Stangler

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Agent Carter’s ‘Feminism’ Is More About Making Money Than Gender Equality

Feminist, sexist, conservative, liberal—Marvel will give us any kind of superhero our heart desires as long as it makes them rich.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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An Open Letter to a Young Army Ranger, From an Old One: Why the War On Terror Isn’t Your Battle

"I’m writing this letter in the hope that offering you a little of my own story might help frame the bigger picture for you."

Rory Fanning

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Mario Cuomo, the Speech and the Challenge to Democrats Today

Today's Democrats should look to Mario Cuomo’s vision of an America in which we embrace our responsibility for each other.

Dan Cantor and Richard Kirsch

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Why Selma’s Critics Are Wrong About Civil Rights History

The film's portrayal of Martin Luther King pushing President Lyndon Johnson to take action for justice apparently still makes some people uncomfortable.

Jim Naureckas

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Is Chris Christie’s Bromance With Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Violating Ethics Laws?

The only thing more awkward than the New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful's hug with the widely despised billionaire owner: Christie may have been breaking the law while doing it.

David Sirota

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From Ayotzinapa to Ferguson: Through an Eye Socket Darkly

The identified body of one of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico, and the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown in the U.S. reveal deep similarities between the two countries' political classes.

Shannon Speed and Rosalva Aída Hernández

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The Leelah Alcorn We Never Met

Despite her family’s best efforts, the transgender 17-year-old hasn’t been erased. But who might she have become if she had lived?

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Worse Than Keystone

The pipeline project you've never heard of.

Winona LaDuke

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How Ta-Nehisi Coates Made Reparations Mainstream

Coates talks about the debt he owes to black nationalists, and why black Americans are so hungry for data to back up their experiences.

Salim Muwakkil

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States Are Redistributing Wealth! Where’s the Republican Outrage?

The Right seems to be just fine with wealth redistribution when governors like Chris Christie take from the poor and give to the rich.

David Sirota

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When ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Was Accused of Being Communist Propaganda

When the movie first came out, it fell under suspicion from the FBI and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

Michael Winship

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Why Are We Kicking Up Such a Fuss About The Interview?

This isn't the first case of cyberterrorism this year, but it's by far the most decried.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Began in Panama

Twenty-five years ago this month, the U.S. invaded Panama. It became the blueprint for America's wars in the Middle East.

Greg Grandin

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2015: The Year the Climate Justice Movement Gains the Upper Hand?

Despite the doom and gloom about our impending climate catastrophe, the past year actually saw some incredibly hopeful—and growing—climate activism.

Rebecca Solnit

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Texas: The Blue Frontier

Texas won't turn blue from the top down, but it may already be doing so from the ground up.

Theo Anderson