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Dr. King and the Tea Party
February may have been Black History Month, but let's be honest: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a problem. He was always challenging governments, challenging …
Commodity Market Reform: Wall Street Versus the Regulators
In contrast to the rapidity with which governments moved to use taxpayer funds to rescue the “too big to fail banks” in 2008, the pace of financial and commodity …
How Koch Industries Makes Billions by Demanding Bailouts and Taxpayer Subsidies (Part 1)
Koch Industries, the international conglomerate owned by Charles and David Koch, is not only the second largest private company in America, it is the most politically active.
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How Koch Industries Makes Billions by Demanding Bailouts and Taxpayer Subsidies (Part 1)
Koch Industries, the international conglomerate owned by Charles and David Koch, is not only the second largest private company in America, it is the most politically active. As ThinkProgress …
Police Defy Order to Clear Protesters From Wisconsin Capital
On Monday afternoon, the Capitol Police in Madison, Wisconsin refused to enforce an order to clear the Capitol building of hundreds of peaceful protesters who have been occupying the …
Gaddafi Makes Little Headway in Assault on Libyan Rebels
Benghazi, Libya - Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces appeared to make little headway in a concerted assault on rebels in several cities around the country and in a sustained attack …
Foreclosing the Foreclosers, Early-American Style
Memo to Tea Party: The major social battle raging during the time of the American Revolution was over the proper uses of money and credit. Not getting government out …
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Arab Uprising Bypasses Domestic Slaves
Beirut - The uprisings sweeping the Arab world have been provoked by long injustice, low income, police brutality, and lack of social security. While the world looks at this, …
Arab Uprising Bypasses Domestic Slaves
Beirut - The uprisings sweeping the Arab world have been provoked by long injustice, low income, police brutality, and lack of social security. While the world looks at this, …
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The Real US National Security Budget The Figure No One Wants You to See
What if you went to a restaurant and found it rather pricey? Still, you ordered your meal and, when done, picked up the check only to discover that it …