Interview on the election and the state of Venezuela after the death of Chávez

WikiLeaks has released a new trove of documents, more than 1.7 million U.S. State Department cables dating from 1973-1976, which they have dubbed “The Kissinger Cables

While praised for his work with the poor, Pope Francis has long been dogged by accusations of his role during Argentina’s military dictatorship

The Academy Awards ceremony will make history this year with the first-ever nomination of a feature documentary made by a Palestinian

Organizers described Sunday’s protest as "the largest climate rally in history"

Dissecting the career of Jack Lew

Leonard Peltier, one of the nation’s most well-known and longest-incarcerated prisoners, speaks out

“Brad’s treatment at Quantico will forever be etched, I believe, in our nation’s history, as a disgraceful moment in time"

The general strike across Europe ranged from mass rallies in Madrid, with participation from members of Parliament, to protests in London

One of the more active relief efforts in New York City has been a volunteer effort organized by alumni of Occupy Wall Street called Occupy Sandy Relief

You may have noticed that the Green Party presidential candidate, Dr. Jill Stein, was absent from the presidential debate--that’s because she was shackled to a chair

Interview on Wal-Mart workers standing up and fighting back

"To give the prize to the European Community is a complete and utter joke"

Interview with the author on the 30th anniversary of the publication of "The Color Purple"

Immigrant rights activists have succeeded in putting stalled immigration reform back on the agenda, but they're not done yet

Interview on the bloody struggle to obtain — and protect — voting rights in the U.S.

Michael Ratner, a member of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s legal team, reacts to the breaking news that Ecuador has approved Assange’s request for political asylum

The people of Spain have taken to the streets once again for what they call “Real Democracy Now”

Interview on President Obama’s hawkish support for Israel

This is the biggest strike in Quebec history, which has a very big history of student strike

The public space is not really open to the public

The Vatican has reprimanded the largest group of Catholic nuns in the United States, saying they have focused too heavily on issues of social justice

Two members of Angola 3 remain in isolation in Louisiana prison

Banned undocumented student attend underground school in Athens, Georgia, where university professors volunteer to teach undocumented students

Banned undocumented student attend underground school in Athens, Georgia, where university professors volunteer to teach undocumented students

Interview on elections in Russia

Syria is seeing some of the worst violence of the 11-month uprising against Bashar al-Assad

As many as 49 executives at a handful of firms that received the biggest bailouts received from $5 million and up in compensation

A response to Obama’s State of the Union Address

Interview on Pakistan's internal turmoil, Pakistani attitudes toward U.S. foreign policy, the GOP presidential contest, and the prospect of a military strike against Iran