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IMF Chief Quits in Wake of Charges of Sexual Attack
Dominique Strauss-Kahn (pictured), the leader of the International Monetary Fund, appears in court with his lawyer Benjamin Brafman for an arraignment over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a …
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Report Shows Comcast Violated Conditions of NBC Merger
(Photo: namestartswithj89) Comcast has violated the conditions of its merger with NBC by failing to air certain types of programming as required by the Federal Communications Commission …
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Obama Administration Imposes Sanctions on Syria’s Assad
Setting the stage for a major speech Thursday on changes sweeping the Middle East, President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six of …
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Single Payer in California?
The national debate over health care can be summed up in a bill being debated in Sacramento. Supporters of Senate Bill 810 say the legislation would be …
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News in Brief: Yemen on the Brink of War, and More
Yemen on the Brink of War
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Eric Cantor Promises Oil Speculators That Republicans Will Block Financial Regulations
Video recorded by Campus Progress staff writer and ThinkProgress Blog Fellow Micah Uetricht. Yesterday morning, House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) visited the Chicago headquarters of …
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After Two Months, No End in Sight to Libyan Air Campaign
Washington - On March 19, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's army had quashed weeks of anti-government protests and was poised for an all-out assault on Benghazi, the opposition's stronghold, when …
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Middle-Class Warriors Storm JP Morgan Chase Meeting in Ohio
Robin Hoods cross the moat surrounding JPMorgan Chase building. (Photo: National Peoples Action) Hundreds of protesters greeted JP Morgan Chase bank shareholders at their annual meeting in …
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Why Did US Medical Personnel Remove High-Value Detainee Abu Zubaydah’s Eye?
This picture of Abu Zubaydah was included in his classified Guantanamo Detainee Assessment Brief released last month by WikiLeaks. Shortly after he was captured in March 2002 …
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With Quest to Cool Fuel Rods Stumbling, US Sees “Weeks of Struggle“
Tokyo - Amid widening alarm in the United States and elsewhere about Japan’s nuclear crisis, military fire trucks began spraying cooling water on spent fuel rods at the country’s …