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Holiday Melancholy in Bayou Corne, Louisiana, Home of Giant Sinkhole Caused by an Industrial Accident
Bayou Corne has joined the growing list of communities destroyed by industrial accidents.
If the Keystone XL Pipeline Is Dead, South Dakota Regulators Didn’t Get the Memo
TransCanada's pipeline is not as dead as some think, even after President Obama denied the presidential permit.
Ailing, Angry Nuclear-Weapons Workers Fight for Compensation
“Too often, workers die waiting” for help, one senator says.
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Biting the Hands That Feed: New York’s Immigrant Farmworkers Face Appalling Treatment
In the post-9/11 climate of fear and increased funding for immigration enforcement, once-sleepy border towns have become sites of mass detentions.
Earthquake Survivors Struggle Amid Fuel Shortages Due to Protests
Cooking a day's meal has become a huge challenge, due to the acute shortage of fuel in its 3rd month.
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The Corporate Takeover of the Red Cross
The Red Cross CEO, Gail McGovern, who was hired to revitalize the charity, has cut hundreds of chapters and thousands of employees.
GOP Candidates Receive Failing Grades on Climate as 2015 Smashes Global Temperature Records
Sea level rise, Arctic melting, temperature records and the climate disruption denial movement continue to increase.
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Thirty Percent of GOP Voters Support Bombing Any Arab-Sounding Nation – Even Fictional Lands
Poll finds 36 percent believe Donald Trump's claims that thousands of Muslims in New Jersey were cheering on September 11.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Half of all Americans Are Living in or Close to Poverty, and More
Half of all Americans have no savings at all, and nearly three out of four people who have saved have less than $1,000 on hand.
Here’s How One Activist Convinced the FBI to Leave Him Alone
When FBI agents come knocking, the best response is to shut the door and call the press.