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Romney: I Would “Absolutely” Support State Constitutional Amendment to Define Life as Beginning at Conception
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) told Fox News host Mike Huckabee this weekend that he would support an amendment to his state’s constitution to define life as beginning …
Borrowed Hands
In the fall of 2006 Irma Luna, a community worker for California Rural Legal Assistance in Fresno, got a phone call from the tiny town of Tulelake, on the …
It Could Be You: The Sad Story of Jose Padilla, Tortured and Denied Justice
(Image: JR / Truthout) For nine and a half years - almost as long as the “war on terror” has been providing an excuse for paranoia about …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Department of Justice to Investigate Whether New Laws Disenfranchise Voters, and More
In today's On the News segment: Elizabeth Warren is in a statistical dead heat with the Massachusetts incumbent, the Department of Justice will investigate whether new laws will disenfranchise …
Chickening Out in Iraq
Very few people outside the agricultural world know that if the rooster in a flock dies the hens will continue to produce fertile eggs for up to four weeks …
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Occupy Wall Street: Watch Live
Occupy Wall Street in New York. September 17, 2011. (Photo: David Shankbone) With growing strength and support, the movement that started on Saturday, September 17 has become …
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Renewed Tensions Over Oil in South Sudan
Juba - The communities living on the South Sudan-Sudan border may face genocide if the conflict between the two countries disputing control of oil reserves is not resolved. …
Bill Clinton Is Baaaaaaaaack!
Bill Clinton presided over a period of growth, but his legacy of eased financial restrictions also opened the door for the fiscal crisis. (Photo: Sebastian Derungs / World Economic …
How Big Is the Long-Term Debt Problem?
(Photo: mikedemers) Articles about the deficits and the national debt generally talk about unsustainable long-term deficits that will drive the national debt up to a level where …
There Are Many More Koch Brother Secret Sins
The Bloomberg news investigation into Charles and David Koch has uncovered unlawful and unpatriotic environmental crimes, political donations and business decisions benefitting Iran. There are so many secret sins …