An Afghan war vet writes that we use the word hero "because it makes us feel good."

"I fail to see the value or the worth in continued US casualties or expenditures of resources in support of the Afghan government in what is, truly, a 35-year old civil war."

The president doesn't seem to understand the profound crisis of joblessness behind the turmoil.

As the US expands its airstrikes into Syria to combat ISIS, the congresswoman calls for a "full congressional debate and vote on any military action, as required by the Constitution.”

America is now fighting the Iraq War for the third time, somehow madly expecting different results.

This week Harold Meyerson reported in The Washington Post that Democrats are looking to take a page out of the Bush playbook as we approach the 2014 midterms.

Paul Ryan told The Washington Post this week that he wants to be a more compassionate conservative, but there is nothing new in his perspective on poverty.

Journalist Chris Hedges marks the day Phil Donahue was fired by MSNBC for opposing the war in Iraq as the day that TV news became a "carnival act."

War reporter Mark Danner and public health doctor America Bracho speak with Bill Moyers.

Bill Moyers examines the recent trade bills before Congress, including CAFTA.