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On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Federal Judge Struck Down the Indefinite Detention Provision Within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and More
In today's On the News segment: Federal Judge Katherine Forrest struck down the controversial indefinite detention provision passed and signed by President Obama on New Year's Eve last year …
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Fed Announces New $23 Billion Round of Bond Buying to Spur Growth
The Fed also said that it now expects to hold short-term interest rates near zero until at least mid-2015.
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Paul Weyrich’s Troika Reunited: ALEC Partners with Republican Study Committee at Heritage Foundation
Controversy is arising as Republican leaders attempt to connect a trifecta of right wing organizations established by conservative activist Paul Weyrich.
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Turmoil Over Contentious Video Spreads to Yemen and Iran
Protesters attacked the American Embassy in Yemen; reports also spoke of a separate protest in Tehran.
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Occupy the TPP: Civil Disobedience Actions Blockade Entrance to Site of TPP Negotiations in VA
Photos and commentary from the latest protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership in Lansdowne, Virginia.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Fukushima Crisis Is Prompting the Japanese Government to Rid the Nation of Nuclear Power, and More
In today's On the News segment: The ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan is prompting that government to take action and rid the nation of nuclear power; the Republican …
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More Than 46 Million Americans Still in Poverty
In the words of Rep. Mike Honda (D-California), co-chair of the Congressional Out-of-Poverty Caucus, these figures are
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Chicago Teachers Strike for Fair Contract (but Really for Better Schools)
At its heart, the strike is over the union's deep opposition to what it calls a corporate reform agenda that pursues a competitive or punitive relationship with teachers, rather …
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US Suspects Libya Attack Was Planned
The Obama administration suspects that the attack that killed the American ambassador may have been planned rather than a spontaneous mob getting out of control.
Thousands Rally in Chicago Teachers’ Strike, Pushing Back Against Corporatized Education Reform
Almost 30,000 teachers and their support staff have walked out over reforms sought by the cityu2019s powerful mayor, Rahm Emanuel, who is President Obamau2019s former chief of staff.