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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Thanks to Big Money, Gov. Scott Walker Is Ahead in the Wisconsin Recall Race, and More
In today's On the News segment: Gov. Scott Walker is widening his lead in the Wisconsin recall race - thanks in large part to $25 million in campaign contributions …
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Sneak Attack on Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Rights in Pennsylvania
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania is pushing a bill that could stealthily strip teachers' collective bargaining rights in some of the state's financially struggling school districts, according to …
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Pennsylvania Seeks to “Reprioritize” Funding Away From Planned Parenthood
Anti-choice politicians in the state of Pennsylvania are attempting to change the way family planning and health care funds for low income women are allocated, putting Planned Parenthood affiliates …
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Blinded by the (Solar) Light
The Obama Administration’s preliminary decision to impose a 31 per cent tariff on solar panels imported from China is short sighted. The move could cause a trade war, hurt the US …
Educational Strike in Spain Brings Hundreds of Thousands into the Streets
TRANSCRIPTNoah Gimbel: I'm here in Madrid, Spain, where over 50 groups have come together to call for an education strike from preschool to the university, teachers, students and parents. …
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Mitt Romney May Place Top Oil Lobbyist in Charge of His White House
The possible future chief of staff is the president of the American Petroleum Institute, the largest oil lobbying association in the country.
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Wisconsin Recall Roundup – May 25, 2012
Firefighters Trash DNC for Lack of Aid in the Recall For weeks Democrats in Wisconsin have been putting pressure on the national Democratic Party to do more for the …
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Britain Fears “Lost” Generation of Jobless Youth in Europe’s Crisis
London - Several months after graduating from a technical college, Mohammed Aden remains unemployed, despite sending out a flurry of resumes for entry-level jobs in electronic engineering, his chosen field. …
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Five Ways the Facebook IPO Teaches Us About How Wall Street Games the System
Facebook’s initial public offering — which so dominated the financial press that Facebook has been on the cover of the Wall Street Journal for nine straight days — has started to …
US Hard Line in Failed Iran Talks Driven by Israel
Washington - Negotiations between Iran and the United States and other members of the P5+1 group in Baghdad ended in fundamental disagreement Thursday over the position of the P5+1 offering …