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Activists of Color Lead Charge Against Surveillance, NSA
Communities of color were out in force and are deeply engaged in the movement to Stop Watching Us.
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Food Companies and Monsanto Spend Millions to Defeat Washington GMO Labeling Initiative
Coca-Cola, Nestle and Pepsi are among the companies that have spent millions of dollars to oppose the labeling of genetically engineered groceries in Washington.
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Waste Management Reaps Treasure From Your Trash and Taxes
The for-profit company Waste Management has recently been embroiled in a trashy dispute in Alabama.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Since Sandy Hook, Guns Have Killed 10,000 More People in the US, and More
It hasn't even been a year since the tragic mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. But since then almost 10,000 more people have been killed by guns in our nation, …
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Historic Acquittal of Anti-Drone Witness at Fort Hancock Air Base
This acquittal marks a major breakthrough by those who have sought to strengthen international law, and stop U.S. war crimes, including extra-judicial murder by the illegal drones.
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Eight Months, Ten Mishaps: A Look at Fukushima Errors
A string of mishaps this year at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is raising doubts about the operatoru2019s ability to tackle the crisis.
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Monterey Peninsula Fights For-Profit American Water for Public Control
In communities across the country, people are deciding that water is just too precious to subject to the profit motive.
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North Carolina, Come On and Rise Up
"Moral Mondays" organizer and North Carolina AFL-CIO President James Andrews discusses the strategy behind escalating protests against the state's extremist Republicans.
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BP’s “Widespread Human Health Crisis“
Toxicologists 'predicted with certainty' that Gulf of Mexico residents and clean-up workers would become severely ill.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Mainstream Media Ignores NSA Protest Rally Where Thousands Gathered, and More
 Thom Hartmann here – on the news…  You need to know this. When 50 Tea Party members show up in Washington, the national media falls all over …