Henry Giroux on Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism (VIDEO)

In his book, Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism, author and scholar Henry Giroux connects the Continue reading →

EU Study: Unemployment benefits do not make people lazy

There’s a persistent idea, which comes up often in debates over social services, that a too-generous social assistance program could Continue reading →

2 Midwest States provide contrasting examples for the reality of Conservative vs Progressive politics

MINNESOTA and Wisconsin share much more than bone-chilling winters: German and Northern European roots; farming; and, until recently, a populist Continue reading →

Volkswagon to Tennessee Republicans: Unionization is a “competitive advantage”

The argument for “right-to-work” laws, like the one that exists in Tennessee and most other Southern states, is that they Continue reading →

Hospitals are closing in states that didn’t expand Medicaid under Obamacare

Pam Renshaw had just crashed her four-wheeler into a bonfire in rural Folkston, Georgia, and her skin was getting seared Continue reading →

Spooky Business: U.S. Corporations Enlist Ex-Intelligence Agents to Spy on Nonprofit Groups

A new report details how corporations are increasingly spying on nonprofit groups they regard as potential threats. The corporate watchdog Continue reading →

Christian Conservatives are really pissed off at Pope Francis

By Robert A. Vella Pope Francis is trying to move the Catholic Church into the 21st century.  He knows that Continue reading →

How ironic: White supremacist home defaced by racist graffiti after revelations about his African DNA

Authorities revealed today that Neo-Nazi and Canadian hate-crime fugitive Craig Cobb’s arrest over the weekend stemmed from an incident involving Continue reading →