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Pennsylvania Residents Near Fracking Sites Report Health Problems
Health department employees were told not to talk to residents complaining of fracking-related symptoms.
Teachers Say 17 Firings at Urban Prep Charter Schools Were Retaliation for Unionization
The battle over unionization at one of Chicago's most celebrated charters will be key to the future of organizing charter schools in the future.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Alaskan Wildfires Have Destroyed More Than 1 Million Acres of Land in 2015, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wildfires in Alaska have already consumed more than 1 million acres of land this year alone; the Dalai Lama publicly endorsed Pope Francis' …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Legal Case Threatens Unions’ Fair Share Fees, and More
Republicans just got one step closer to turning our nation into a right to work for LESS paradise.
Feds Awarded Colorado Charter Schools $46 Million Because of “Hiring and Firing” Rules
Once again, the situation in Colorado is symptomatic of failures endemic to the program.
Are Utility Companies Changing Their Strategy to Fight Obama Power Plan?
The utility industry plans to sue the EPA when it begins to enforce the Federal Implementation Plan for states that do not comply with the Clean Power Plan.
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Fracking Expands Under the Radar on Mexican Lands
Fracking is quietly expanding in Mexico, unregulated and shrouded in opacity.
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Connecticut Just Passed a Law Requiring Bosses Who Steal Workers’ Wages to Pay Them Back Double
In protests that continue to ripple across the country, workers have attested to the variety of ways by which they are deprived of their due pay.
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Frackquake Madness!: 35 Fracking Earthquakes Rock Oklahoma in a Week
The activity of fracking in and of itself can and does cause earthquakes.
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Indigenous Maracana Community Forges Alliance With Ayotzinapa Caravan
Indigenous Peoples like the Maracana have as much to offer as they have to gain in terms of solidarity and support with the Ayotzinapa movement.