Karl Frisch on drone strikes, David Boyce discusses crowd-funding for Oklahoma and Josh Eidelson shines a light on fast food worker strikes.
With his deep and soothing voice, Morgan Freeman could be speaking gibberish and we’d all likely still be convinced. Luckily, his most recent message is in English, and it’s quite clear. Marriage equality for all. This month, voters in Maryland, … read post
Attention shoppers: these are the facts you need to know before you step out to shop on Black Friday. Help us continue the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Pinterest! Watch “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” Monday–Thursday at 10E/7P, Friday at 6E/3P.
Likened by Wal-Mart spokesperson, Kory Lundberg to the “Super Bowl for retailers,” November 23 is now D-Day in the brewing battle between bigbox retailer Wal-Mart and thousands of disaffected employees trying to organize for better pay, fairer schedules and increased … read post
All week Current’s Feed the Need campaign has shed light on hunger, malnutrition and obesity in America. To help drive our message home, we’ve featured several supportive organizations that are helping us spread the word. For more information on these organizations, … read post
Sure, 2012 was chock full of confusing moments, but it’s this particular confusing moment that has all of us scratching our heads. Imagine being a member of Congress. Now imagine that your term will only be for seven weeks. Huh? … read post
As more U.S. service members return from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the number of female veterans left with psychological wounds from their experience is on the rise. Filmmaker Mimi Chakarova, whose previous work includes the award-winning documentary “The Price … read post
By Craig Bosman Through 1970, filibusters were used very rarely. In a given two-year session, there were never more than seven. There have been three big jumps in usage since then. The first big jump came between 1971 and 1974, … read post
Current’s Feeding the Need campaign is putting the spotlight on childhood hunger by bringing committed individuals together to inspire change. Tonight, we are kicking off our Feeding the Need hunger awareness week with two special guests. Billy Shore, founder and … read post
Tuesday’s election was a landslide of victories for women in the electorate and in office all across America. But one small corner of New England felt even greater triumph as, for the first time in history, the entire New Hampshire delegation … read post
Last night was a breakthrough victory for women candidates — such a victory that here in “The War Room” we had to pull out our “binder full of women” to keep track of the ballots full of women! read post
