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Counter Revolution Disguised as Democracy in Egypt
The revolutionaries who toppled the hated dictator Mubarak will have zero representation in the upcoming runoff election for president.

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Boulder Votes to Free Its Electric Company
Running their own utility means sun and wind energy instead of coal.

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Mitt Romney Clinches GOP Nomination With Texas Vote
"Texas had 152 delegates at stake Tuesday night, and Romney won his proportional share of them to formally clinch the race."

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Virtual Blackout From National Media on Voter Suppression in Florida
While it may be easy to dismiss this as local fare, the implications of Scottu2019s purge could potentially swing the presidential election come November.

Protesting Killings, Western Nations Expel Syrian Envoys
The US joined with ten nations to expel top Syrian diplomats, increasing international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad.

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Fracking in California Raises New and Old Concerns
Food & Water Watch joined with Gasland'sJosh Fox, Environment California, Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community and residents of surrounding neighborhoods to call for a ban on hydraulic fracturing …

US Policies Separate Families, Kill the Sick and Create Havoc on the Mexican Border
Alberto was in Nogales, Sonora, now, and home was about as far away as a place could be for Alberto that night, his first after being deported

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Partners in Deforestation and Slumification
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Violence in Syria May Have Finally Reached a Tipping Point, and More
In today's On the News segment:Â Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has relied on out-of-state donors to bankroll his campaign, The New York Times is out with a new piece reporting …

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Living In Two Cities: Tarif And Evelyn Warren
On May 14, Evelyn Warren and Michael Tarif Warren, attorneys at law, held a press conference. They stood outside the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse and announced that their case, Warren …