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Gingrich Admits Romney Wasn’t Honest About Tax Plan During Debate
During the primary debates, Romney insisted that everyone in America would get a 20% tax cut, including the 1%.
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Scant Oversight of Drug Maker Leads to Fatal Meningitis Outbreak
Loose regulations allowed a company to sell 17,676 vials of unsafe drugs to patients in 23 states.
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Election Countdown 2012: Company Executives in New York Are Finding Their Way Around Limits on Campaign Contributions for Mayoral Candidates, and More
Today in the Election Countdown: Dozens of executives of companies in New York that do business with city government are finding their way around strict limits on campaign contributions, …
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Not Just Big Bird: Six Examples of the Right’s War on Beloved Children’s Characters
Voters will decide whether or not Romney gets to fire Big Bird, but this is certainly not the first time right-wingers have painted a target on a fictional character.
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Five Pre-9/11 al Qaeda Suspects Are Extradited to US
The five are accused of a wide range of alleged crimes, including the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa.
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision Restoring Early Voting in Ohio
As the facts of this case demonstrated, cutting off early voting will endanger many voters' ability to cast a vote.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 250 Walmart Workers and Sympathizers From Southern California Walked Out on the Job Thursday, and More
In today's On the News segment: More than 250 Walmart workers and sympathizers from Southern California walked out on the job Thursday - and held a rally to draw …
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Skilled Women Break Through Barriers to Entry and Promotion in Trades Work
More women are seizing new opportunities to enter the skilled blue-collar workforce, which can pay $20 to $80 an hour.
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Breastfeeding Moms Boot Nestle From Maternity Wards
A growing number of states and cities are banning marketing in the maternity ward.
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PTSD Counselors Forced to Attend Anti-Union Meetings on Troubled Army Base
The Army is also investigating whether doctors at the base reversed PTSD diagnoses in order to save money.