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Romney’s Disastrous Education Agenda: Reward His Donors, Make Sure Money Dominates Politics
Mitt Romney has just released his plan for educating Americau2019s young people, and itu2019s wholly consistent with his overall philosophy: Allow money to dominate politics, and everything will work …
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Cooperative Banking, the Exciting Wave of the Future
Rather than feeding off the community, banking can nourish the community and local economy.
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As Anti-Protest Law Attempts to Stifle Dissent, 400 Students in Quebec Arrested in Mass March
In the most recent escalation in the battle between a Quebecoise government pushing tuition hikes and striking Canadian students, at least three cities saw mass arrests at demonstrations against …
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Florida Congressman Demands Gov. Rick Scott “Immediately Suspend” Voter Purge
Gov. Rick Scott is currently involved in a massive effort to purge up to 180,000 from the voting rolls.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Economy Could Be Headed for a “Fiscal Cliff,” and More
In today's On the News segment: the economy could be headed for a “fiscal cliff,” hundreds of thousands of people in Quebec protested austerity cuts to education and tuition …
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Congress Isn’t Just Stalemated, It’s Broken, Experts Say
Today, almost everything on Capitol Hill is taken hostage in the partisan war. Thereu2019s no single easy explanation, but there are several.
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Rape Behind Bars: New Rules to Protect LGBTQ Inmates, but Will Immigration and Customs Enforcement Comply?
After living in Tucson, Arizona, for 20 years, Tanya Guzman-Martinez was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and placed in a detention center for suspected undocumented immigrants
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Kansas Governor Signs Bill for Massive Tax Cuts
Some have decried the bill because it is projected to potentially reduce funding for education and other services.
Evidence Mounts That Afghan Massacre Was Linked to Special Operations Forces’ Response to Improvised Explosive Device
Interviews with survivors, relatives of the civilians massacred in Panjwai on March 11, and with other local residents add new evidence suggesting that the massacre was linked to the …
Boeing HQ Shut Down by Anti-NATO Summit Protesters to Cap Week of Action
Protesters staged a “die-in” outside of the defense contractor's office.