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Battle Over FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules May Redefine Free Speech
At stake is whether service providers are the gatekeepers of cyberspace controlling the flow of data or whether they have to allow equal access to all.
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Indigenous Communities Seek Autonomous Development Projects in Guatemala
Guatemalan Indigenous peoples are seeking autonomous development projects as alternatives to mega hydroelectric projects.
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Congress Lets Sun Set on Land and Water Conservation Fund
The nation's most successful conservation program is in jeopardy.
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Republican Legislators Are Coming for Universities After Planned Parenthood
Eight states have advanced bills that would defund labs that conduct research with fetal tissue.
US Military Changes Its Account of Afghanistan Hospital Bombing
The US military said that Afghan forces initiated a request for an airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital.
Inside Saudi Arabia: Butchery, Slavery and History of Revolt
“The Empire Files” exposes true nature of the US-Saudi love affair.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Don’t Want EPA to Consider Costs of Climate Change When Approving Permits, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans don't want the EPA to consider the cost of climate change when they approve operating and building permits; a new report concludes that …
Remembering Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015): “We Have to Change Ourselves in Order to Change the World”
The legendary Detroit activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died Monday at the age of 100.
Outrage After US Airstrike on Hospital Kills 22 Patients and Staff in Afghanistan
Doctors Without Borders is demanding an independent international inquiry into a US airstrike Saturday.
One Year After “End” to War in Afghanistan, Aid Workers Reveal Real Story
While many Americans believe that the war in Afghanistan is winding down, peace activists and medical aid workers tell a different story.