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Will New York Ban Smartphones With Security Protections?
Privacy advocates say unencrypted smartphones leave personal data vulnerable to both police and criminal hackers.
How Sanders’s Grassroots Fundraising Is Defying the 2016 “Billionaire Primary”
Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign is raking in millions of individual small-dollar contributions.
This Bill Would Force Large Corporations to Pay a Fine if They Don’t Pay Workers a Living Wage
If implemented, the act would incrementally raise the minimum wage that large employers are required to pay employees to avoid fees.
Struggling for Asylum, Refugees Face Bulldozers and Riot Police in Calais, France
Thousands of Middle Eastern and African refugees and migrants have built a camp in Calais, France, while seeking asylum.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Court Rules That Corporations Should Pay to Clean Up Their Disasters, and More
In today's On the News segment: The DC Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that corporations, not taxpayers, should pay to clean up their own disasters; Maine will get to …
Mapping Study Pins Wild Bee Decline on Intensive Farming Practices
A new study suggests that conversion of grassland and pasture to row crops is the driving force behind the disappearance of bees.
Oil Industry Caused 2005 Swarm of California Earthquakes
According to a new study, oil and gas wastewater disposal has been tied to a series of earthquakes in California for the first time.
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Amid College Lawsuits, Obama Administration to Establish “Student Aid Enforcement Union“
More than 1,300 of borrower claims involve federally-guaranteed loans.
How Do We Define Climate Pollution’s Cost to Society?
Every year, the government recalculates how much money a metric ton of carbon costs us.
Flint Whistleblowers Who Exposed Their Poisoned Water: We’re Just Getting Started
A pastor, a mother, and an attorney teamed up to reveal the lies about their drinking water.