Reason for Optimism out of the Cancún Climate Summit? Reason for Optimism out of the Cancún Climate Summit?
The agreements reached at last week's climate summit oblige all nations to reduce future emissions. The challenge now is to generate the political pressure to compel national lead...
Dec 14, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
Quote of the Day: Karzai Quote of the Day: Karzai
When is a stooge not a stooge?
Dec 13, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Flood of Drone Strikes A Flood of Drone Strikes
What the WikiLeaks revelations tell us about how Washington runs Pakistan.
Dec 9, 2010 / Fatima Bhutto
From Jefferson To Assange From Jefferson To Assange
It is outrageous for any journalist, or respecter of what every American president has claimed is our inalienable, God-given right to a free press, not to join in Assange’s d...
Dec 8, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Italy’s Crony Diplomacy Italy’s Crony Diplomacy
The WikiLeaks revelations of Silvio Berlusconi’s bromance with Vladimir Putin have raised new questions about whether their close ties stem from “personal investments.&...
Dec 3, 2010 / Frederika Randall
Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan
When Jeremy Scahill reported on a secret US war in Pakistan last year, the Pentagon called his article "conspiratorial." But now, says Scahill on Democracy Now!, ...
Dec 3, 2010 / Democracy Now!
WikiLeaks vs. The Empire WikiLeaks vs. The Empire
Does anyone seriously expect the US government, and its global allies, to permit more revelations to leak out? Defenders of human rights need to be ready to stand up for WikiLeaks.
Nov 30, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Jeremy Scahill and Peter Beinart on WikiLeaks: Policy Porn, or Public Service? Jeremy Scahill and Peter Beinart on WikiLeaks: Policy Porn, or Public Service?
WIth the latest diplomatic cables dump from WikiLeaks sending waves throughout the political and media worlds, the organization's activities are raising questions such as, is rel...
Nov 30, 2010 / Press Room
WikiLeaks Reveals State Department Pushed Diplomats to Spy WikiLeaks Reveals State Department Pushed Diplomats to Spy
The new cable dump includes a State Department directive to have diplomats spy on UN officials. The UN has been a playground for spies since its origin—but this rec...
Nov 29, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Greg Mitchell and Daniel Ellsberg on the WikiLeaks Document Dump Greg Mitchell and Daniel Ellsberg on the WikiLeaks Document Dump
The morning after WikiLeaks began releasing its trove of confidential US diplomatic cables, Democracy Now! hosts a roundtable about the possible impact of these leaks.
Nov 29, 2010 / Press Room