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Timeline: The Tortured History of the Senate’s Torture Report
The Senate began investigating the CIA's detainee program nearly six years ago.
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$4 Million: That’s How Much These Dim Sum Restaurant Workers Won in Back Pay
Approximately 280 workers, many of them monolingual Chinese immigrants, are savoring a sweet labor victory.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Washington Passes Disastrous $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill, and More
In today's On the News segment: Washington passed a disastrous $1.1 trillion spending bill; activists staged a protest outside the Office of the US Trade Representative to demand that …
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Fewer Births and Divorces, More Violence: How the Recession Affected the American Family
As with the other trends, it's hard to make a case based on timing alone, but the evidence is fairly strong that the economic shock increased family stress and …
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Dahr Jamail | Documents Show Navy’s Electromagnetic Warfare Training Would Harm Humans and Wildlife
Military documents and an expert on the human impact of electromagnetic radiation fields sink the Navy's claims on health risks.
Black Youth-Organized Millions March NYC Draws Tens of Thousands in Movement’s Biggest Protest Yet
Saturday's nationwide actions against police killings and racial profiling drew tens of thousands to the streets of NYC.
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Ten Bonus Health Benefits of Birth Control
Gone are the days when family planning meant crossed-fingers and carefully washed reusable condoms, or metal pessaries or worse.
Pipe Dreams? Labor Researchers Say Keystone XL Project May Kill More Jobs Than It Creates
Labor researchers say the jobs figures for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have been vastly distorted.
“We Are on a Course Leading to Tragedy”: At UN Talks, Kerry Delivers Urgent Plea on Climate Change
John Kerry said time was running out to reverse a course leading to tragedy.
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Faiths United Against Nuclear Weapons
For Bailey-Haynie, nuclear weapons serve no purpose other than mass destruction.