Welcome to Mike Lofgren’s Washington, DC — a This Town, where the political theater that is endlessly tweeted and blogged about has nothing to do with actual decision making.

A new book further explores the "red thread" that connects the war on terror, the militarization of America's foreign policy, rising inequality and the dysfunction that plagues our government.

2015's crop of nonfiction films provide a look at what ails us — and how we might find solutions to our problems.

As once again politicians seek to unleash the dogs of war, a one-man play recalls the brief holiday truce that marked the first year of World War I.

One side pits winners and losers against each other in a race for the American Dream, while the other wonders what might be possible if we work together to form communities, build schools and create a culture of mutual respect.

There were many times when, despite all the stories about his ill temper and bad behavior, Sinatra wore a progressive, liberal heart on his sleeve.

In this 2004 video clip, Warren recounts a meeting she had with first lady Hillary Clinton in the late 1990s and how her position on one bill changed after she became a New York senator.

Past Republican presidents were repeatedly invoked as policy models by the Democratic candidates, highlighting today's GOP's lurch to the right.

"Had we been listening, we would have heard the termites. There, in the basement of our common home."

It's not just structural advantages that give the GOP an edge; it's the unsettled, angry mood of the nation.