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Lobbying Firm Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation
DCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group subpoenaed in an expanding investigation.
Obama Administration Finally Grants Homeowners 2008 Crisis Debt Relief
Relief will be granted to those who were three months behind on payments as of March 1 and who also owe $250,000 or less.
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Six Years After the BP Spill, Feds Plan to Lease More of the Gulf for Offshore Drilling
Offshore drilling opponents question whether fossil fuels are worth more emissions and the risk of another major oil spill.
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Proposal to Restrict Free School Meals Option Could Increase Food Insecurity
7,000 high-poverty schools with over 3 million students would have to reinstate applications.
New York Primary: Chaos at Polling Sites, Broken Scanners and Whole Blocks Purged From Voter Rolls
Tens of thousands of voters found their names had been removed from the polling rolls.
Millions of New Yorkers Disenfranchised From Primaries Thanks to State’s Restrictive Voting Laws
The state has no early voting, no Election Day registration and excuse-only absentee balloting.
“The American People Are on Our Side”: Advocates Hopeful on SCOTUS Immigration Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in what's being called the most significant immigration case in decades.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is Not Prepared for a Major Zika Virus Outbreak, and More
In today's On the News segment: The United States is not prepared for a major Zika virus outbreak; Greenland's ice sheet is in a red alert meltdown; using some …
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Could a Democratic President End Fracking?
Fracking's serious environmental impacts have made it increasingly unpopular, forcing Democratic candidates to debate its use.
Dahr Jamail | Six Years Later, Worried Gulf Residents to Hold Online Town Hall on BP Spill Health Impacts
BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 left untold numbers of people sick, and many remain ill.