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Election Countdown 2012: Occupiers Project a Giant 99 Percent Message Over Indepence Hall at the National Gathering in Philadelphia, and More
u201cLast night, occupiers projected a u201c99%u201d We The People message onto Independence Hall, the spot where the U.S. Constitution was drafted hundreds of years ago.u201d
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Eight Ways America Is Headed Back to the Robber-Baron Era
Over the past 40 years, corporations and politicians have rolled back many of the gains made by working and middle-class people.
Good News – and Bad – About Jobs
It's of course good news that unemployment among workers in private industry has been steadily declining. But that comes along with the bad news that unemployment among public employees …
Gasland Director Josh Fox on His New Film, Gas Industry Lies and Government Collusion
Fox's new film, The Sky Is Pink, examines the gas industry's practice of sowing doubt about the science on pollution from fracking.
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Top Former Tax Code Enforcer Files Letter Asking IRS to Strip ALEC’s Non-Profit Status
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing group responsible for state voter suppression laws, u201cstand your groundu201d laws and other far right initiatives, is a 501(c)(3) organization u2014 meaning …
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More Than a Victory: Health Care Ruling Was a Mandate For Us to Act
The Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act is a mandate to continue fighting for true universal healthcare.
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Mystery After the Health Care Ruling: Which States Will Refuse Medicaid Expansion?
For many people without insurance, a key question raised by the Supreme Court's decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act is whether states will decline to participate in …
Massive Furor in UK Over Libor Manipulation; Where’s the Outrage Here?
In case it isnu2019t yet apparent to you, the unfolding scandal over manipulation of Libor and its Euro counterpart Euribor is a huge deal. Even though at this point, …
Russia, China Join US in Calling For New Government in Syria
Russia, China Join US in Calling For New Government in Syria
How a Nonexistent Bomb Cylinder Distorts the Iran Nuclear Issue
The persistence of a discredited storyline shows just how far US and other media has tilted toward the Orwellian model.