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On the News With Thom Hartmann: “Stand Your Ground” Law Leads to Rise in “Justifiable Homicide” Cases, and More
In today's On the News segment: Rise in "justifiable homicide" cases involving the "Stand Your Ground" law, former Greek prime minister speaks out against austerity, the US's unprecedented deportation …
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“They Want Me to be Harmed”: Shaker Aamer, the Last British Resident in Guantánamo, Describes His Isolation
In newly unclassified commentary from Guantánamo, Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison, who has been held for ten years without charge or trial, has described how, …
Republic Report Stops by GlaxoSmithKline’s Lobbying Office to Ask About Support for Shadowy Lobbying Group ALEC
When GlaxoSmithKline, maker of popular drugs like Nicorette and Zantac, funds a secret lobbying effort that contributes to bad laws across the country, Republic Report is here to call …
Why Age and Race Matter in Activism: Five More Points From George Goehl
After Bill’s conversation with community organizer George Goehl, Goehl mentioned he had five things he wished he’d had a chance to say in the interview, including points about overcoming …
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Obama: “Congress Would Get More Done If There Were More Women“
President Obama spoke at a forum on women and the economy today, following the White House release of a 65-page report (PDF) on the same topic this morning. In a speech …
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Job Growth Slows Sharply in March, Unemployment Edges Down to 8.2 Percent
(Photo: Vincent Ma / Flickr)The Labor Department reported that the economy added just 120,000 jobs in March, a sharp slowdown from the pace of the prior three months where …
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The Best Congress the Banks’ Money Can Buy
Here we go again. Another round of the game we call Congressional Creep. After months of haggling and debate, Congress finally passes reform legislation to fix a serious rupture …
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Kraft Foods Joins Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Leaving Corporate Front Group ALEC
(Photo: Scorpions and Centaurs / Flickr)Earlier today, we reported that Coca-Cola and PepsiCo said they would leave the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the corporate front group that pushes controversial laws …
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Permit for NATO Protest Granted, but Fight Not Over, Say Organizers
"Within sight and sound of the summit" was the demand of a coalition of anti-war activists, Occupiers and union members ready to protest the enforcers of the global 1 …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Federal Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Is Being Challenged in a US Appeals Court, and More
In today's On the News segment: Banksters and technocrats pushing austerity in Greece now have blood on their hands, the corruption of American capitalism by Reaganomic deregulation is on full …