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Montana State Supreme Court: Citizens United Not Welcome Here
(Photo: s_falkow) In a rebuke to the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Montana has held that Citizens United does not apply to Montana campaign …
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Cornel West and Carl Dix: Pursuing Justice in the Age of Obama
With the world in transition, and the future so unclear, what kind of promises can we make to our children? What can we do to ensure a just world …
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Romney Wins Iowa Caucus by Eight Votes
Des Moines - Mitt Romney’s quest to swiftly lock down the Republican presidential nomination with a commanding finish in the Iowa caucuses was undercut on Tuesday night by the …
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Possible Showdown With Iran Sends Oil Prices Soaring
Washington - The possibility of a confrontation between the United States and Iran appeared to grow Tuesday after the Obama administration dismissed an Iranian warning against moving a U.S. …
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Occupy the Caucus: Dozens Arrested Challenging Corporate Influence in Iowa
Occupy protestors being arrested at Mitt Romney's headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, December 28, 2011. (Photo: WEBN-TV) As voters in Iowa prepared to throw their support behind …
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Nineteen Million Jobs for US Workers
Highlights of Main Findings Starting with the financial collapse and Great Recession of 2008-09, the U.S. economy has been experiencing the most severe and protracted employment crisis …
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Seven Years After Sieges, Fallujah Struggles
Fallujah, Iraq - Fallujah still bears the scars of war; skeletons continue to be pulled from the rubble of bombed buildings, and, worse, rates of birth defects and childhood …
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The Republican Candidates’ Economic Agenda for the 1 Percent
This Tuesday, Iowans will officially kick off the process to nominate the Republican candidate for president. A close examination of all of the GOP candidates’ records and policy …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Montana’s Supreme Court Blocks Citizens United Decision From Applying to State Election Laws, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Occupy Wall Street movement celebrated the New Year by reoccupying Zuccotti Park late Saturday night, natural gas “fracking” just caused an earthquake …
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Iowa Republicans Poised to Remake Campaign for White House
Polk City, Iowa - Iowa Republicans will gather Tuesday night at fire stations, schools, libraries and community centers across the state to vote their choice for the GOP nomination …