By Jayne Lyn Stahl
I have a confession. I’m not a blogger. In fact, I wasn’t even sure I knew how to write a blog until I heard the 43rd president of the United States give …

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Osama bin Laden has been keeping up with George W. Bush’s approval ratings. In a new audiotape released today, the former freedom fighter commented that 75% of the American people are ready …

By Coleen Rowley and William John Cox |
Among the wars currently being fought by the American government is one in which there can be no winners. Our prior law enforcement experiences warn us that the …

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
If leading Democratic senators have their way, agents and officials with the Central Intelligence Agency will be immunized against prosecution for any criminal activity arising from taking commands, and/or employing “alternative methods” …

By David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet
There’s a blanket pardon I want President Bush to issue and one I want him not to. Both would involve preemptively pardoning people before they’re charged with any crime, much less …

By Robert Scheer | AlterNet
Why are we so indifferent to the death and destruction in Gaza?
The major news outlets meekly accepted Israel’s banning of journalists from entering Gaza as an excuse for downplaying collateral civilian …

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Sarah Palin is not a happy camper, or so she told Politico. The Alaska governor thinks that the press is giving Caroline Kennedy preferential treatment. She is interested in seeing how Kennedy …

By Quentin D. Young, M.D. | Physicians for a National Health Program
The report this week that President-elect Obama is considering Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, for the position of U.S. surgeon general is …