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Fear of US Cuts Grows in States Where Aid Flows
States are increasingly alarmed that they could become collateral damage in Washington's latest fiscal battle.
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Citizens United 2.0? Supreme Court Could Further Open Door to Money in Politics
If the court sides with the challengers in McCutcheon v FEC, political power and influence in America would be further concentrated in the hands of just a few wealthy …
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Pete Peterson’s “Fix the Debt” Astroturf Supergroup Detailed in New Online Resource from the Publishers of ALECexposed.org
One of the most hypocritical corporate PR campaigns in decades is advancing inside the beltway, attempting to convince the White House, Congress, and the American people that another cataclysmic …
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Media and the Keystone March: Little Coverage of Large Climate Action
Tens of thousands of climate activists marched in Washington D.C.on February 17. Did the corporate media notice them? The main focus for the activists was the White House's pending …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Orleans Judge Reduces BP’s Liability, and More
A week before BP's civil trial for the 2010 Gulf oil disaster, a district judge in New Orleans just reduced the company's liability by $3.4 billion.
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Provocalz, a Provocative Vocalist
“Every time you see in the media someone's been killed by police it always just happens to be an Aboriginal,” says radical rapper Provocalz. It's 9.30 on a Saturday …
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Monsanto Likely to Score Supreme Court Win
Because of the Technology Agreement and the patent on Monsantou2019s genes, a farmer who saves and replants these seeds can be sued.
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Small Businesses Still Struggle, and That’s Impeding a Recovery
As the economy celebrates its small victories, small business is still waiting to be rescued from the bottom.
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Victory! Judge Throws Out Arizona Planned Parenthood Law
Recent ruling by a federal judge ruled against an Arizona state law which banned Planned Parenthood from working with Medicare members.
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Green Housing: In Buffalo, It’s Not Just for Rich People Anymore
Can we build sustainable housing that's affordable, too? The city of Buffalo did, and created a community jobs pipeline in the process.