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International Court of Justice: The Lakota’s Last Stand
It is often said that the United States of America is a nation of laws. There is a group of Lakota who would disagree with that. The …
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 80 in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - More than 80 paramilitary soldiers were killed when at least one suicide bomber blew himself up Friday morning at a military training center in northwest Pakistan, …
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GOP Bill Shifts Oil Drilling Cases to Court Dominated by Judges With Oil Investments
Yesterday, the House passed the so-called “Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act,” which is intended to make it easier for the oil industry to drill in the Gulf …
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Coal Company Gets Punked by the Yes Men
The Yes Men, that prankster-activist group that has ruined many a corporate executive's day, have struck again. This time their target is the notorious Peabody coal company, which operates …
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News in Brief: Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy, and More
Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy Two months after a massive earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has promised …
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NATO Strikes Qaddafi Compound in Tripoli
A day after rebels reclaimed the airport in the contested western city of Misurata, explosions echoed across Tripoli early Thursday morning as NATO warplanes struck a large compound belonging …
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An A-Team for Progressive Messaging in the States
Denise Cardinal, executive director of Alliance for a Better Minnesota, speaks at the Bush Legacy Tour Press Conference in St. Paul on Wed, July 16. (Photo: aflcio) …
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In Texas, Bill Requiring Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals Wins Initial House O.K
The Texas House gave tentative approval Wednesday to a bill requiring natural gas drillers to publicly disclose the chemicals they use in the controversial practice known as hydraulic fracturing. …
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Senate Probes Privacy Practices of Google, Apple
Executives from Google and Apple defended their mobile privacy policies at a Congressional hearing Tuesday as Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) called attention to recent reports that iPhones androids and …
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Koch Brothers Fueling Far-Right Academic Centers Across the US
Yesterday, ThinkProgress highlighted reports from the St. Petersburg Times and the Tallahassee Democrat regarding a Koch-funded economics department at Florida State University (FSU). FSU had accepted a $1.5 million …