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Weapons Sales to Iraq Move Ahead Despite US Worries
Baghdad - The Obama administration is moving ahead with the sale of nearly $11 billion worth of arms and training for the Iraqi military despite concerns that Prime Minister …
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Why Are American Citizens Getting Locked Up and Even Deported By Immigration Authorities?
On November 5, 40-year-old Antonio Montejano was holiday shopping with his four children at a Los Angeles mall and unintentionally dropped a $10 bottle of cologne that his young …
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ALEC-Linked Group Revealed as Major Secret Donor in Referendum on Maine Voting Rights
Last month, Maine voters delivered a major rebuke to Gov. Paul LePage (R) and the Republican-held legislature when they approved a referendum restoring election day voting registration rights in …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Scientists Test Dead Seals in Alaska for Radiation From Fukushima, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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The Campaign to “Decolonize” Oakland: Native Americans Say “Occupy” Terminology Is Offensive
A group of protesters at the Occupy Oakland action to shut down the Port of Oakland on December 12, 2011. (Photo: Queena Kim) The Occupy movement is …
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Military Allies Take Ex-Guerrillas, Journalists to Court
Guatemala City - Relatives of former military personnel and businessmen are bringing lawsuits against ex guerrillas and journalists in Guatemala in connection with the 1960-1996 civil war – a …
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As US Readies Sanctions, Iran Threatens to Block Oil Route
Washington - A senior Iranian official on Tuesday delivered a sharp threat in response to economic sanctions being readied by the United States, saying his country would retaliate against …
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Occupy the Caucus: Occupy Iowa to Be First in the Nation to Take Action
Occupy Iowa meets in Des Moines. (Photo: Andy Langager / Flickr) Republicans are not alone in preparing for the January 3, Iowa caucuses. Occupy Iowa groups are …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Tax Cut Fight, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news.
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Small Occupy Movements Across the Country Accumulate Victories
An image from Occupy San Francisco. (Photo: Gabriel Saldana / Flickr) In a recent San Francisco Chronicle piece, “Occupy movement must move toward the center,” Tony Fels, …