Using the official standard measure of whether taxes are going up or down that both parties have relied on for years, Barack Obama is putting in place the biggest tax cuts in history, bigger than the Bush administration tax cuts. So why do the media have it all wrong? Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston explains.

The American News Project reports: Hidden penalties, sudden interest rate hikes, and deceptive language are just a few of the questionable tactics used by credit card companies to extract money from increasingly stressed consumers. Now, some on Capitol Hill are trying to regulate the more abusive practices.

Eyal Press, Marjorie Fine of the Center for Community Change, Talia Schank of Community Voices Heard, and Katherine Acey of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice discuss the fate of nonprofits in a world of falling profits. Eyal Press in The Nation Magazine writes that, "Now, with foundations watching their endowments shrivel, many individual donors maxed out and states across the country staring at massive budget deficits, nonprofits are scaling back their services at the very moment when

Chesa Boudin, author of Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America, discusses his political journey, the radical past of his parents--members of the Weather Underground--and his experience in Latin America.

Art and politics in Israel/Palestine. Hip-Hop artists Tamar Nafar, Mahmoud Jreri, Suhell Nafar of the Palestinian trio “DAM” on their political and musical journey. Chesa Boudin on family, politics, and coming of age in Latin America. And a commentary from Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston.

Nasrine Gross, President of the Roqia Center for Women's Rights in Afghanistan says that there are two battles being fought: one political and the other ideological.

What will be the future of US trade policy? On the campaign trail, tapping into public resentment of the free trade policies of the Clinton and Bush years, Obama said he would chart a new course. But with his selection of Ron Kirk--a NAFTA supporter--to serve as the 16th US Trade Representative many are wondering where Obama's interests lie.

David Harvey, a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York and the author of The Limits to Capital and Alexander Cockburn, co-editor of Counterpunch, on the end (or future) of capitalism.

David Harvey, a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York and the author of The Limits to Capital and Alexander Cockburn, co-editor of Counterpunch, on the end (or future) of capitalism. Lori Wallach on US trade policy. And Nasrine Gross, President of the Roqia Center for Women's Rights in Afghanistan, talks about the role of women in Afghan politics.

Singer /songwriter Judith Owen grew up in a family full of musicians. Originally from Wales, her father was a singer and Owen was brought up pretty much back stage. Owen discusses her new album, Mopping up Karma, her struggle with depression, and how humor and Harry Shearer have influenced her work.