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Jobs Plan Stalled, Obama to Try New Economic Drive
Washington - With his jobs plan stymied in Congress by Republican opposition, President Obama on Monday will begin a series of executive-branch actions to confront housing, education and other …
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White House Announces Mortgage Refinancing Overhaul Through Executive Order
The Obama administration announced today an overhaul to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) that will make it easier for struggling homeowners to refinance their mortgages and take advantage …
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Government Could Hide Existence of Records Under FOIA Rule Proposal
A proposed rule to the Freedom of Information Act would allow federal agencies to tell people requesting certain law-enforcement or national security documents that records don’t exist – even …
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The Network of Global Corporate Control
A Few Companies Have Power Over Most of the Real Economy The idea that the few dominate the many will not come as news to those …
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Legal Challenge Seeking George W. Bush’s Arrest During British Columbia Visit Fails
George W. Bush's visit to Surrey, B.C., on Thursday was met with a protest and an unsuccessful courtroom bid to have him detained for torture during his presidency. …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama to Issue One Executive Order a Week to Boost Economy, and More
In today's On the News segment: A Florida high school teacher was slapped with fines for helping students register to vote, Rick Perry has gone birther, a homemade chemical …
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Cornel West, Others Arrested as ‘Stop Stop-and-Frisk’ Movement Against Police Abuse Kicks Off With Occupy Wall Street Support
On Friday, October 21, a historic movement to combat the New York Police Department policy of “stop and frisk” began in the heart of Harlem. “I’m a …
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Slaughter of Horses Goes On, Just Not in US
Lincoln, NE - The closing of the country’s last meat processing plant that slaughtered horses for human consumption was hailed as a victory for equine welfare. But five years …
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Chile to Move Ahead with HydroAysén Project
On October 6, 2011, a Chilean appeals court lifted a suspension order that will allow the construction of the HidroAysén hydropower project to proceed. The appeals court had ordered …
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Hispanic Alabama Schoolchildren Face Bullying in the Wake of Anti-Immigrant Law
In a sadly predictable development, Hispanic public school students in Alabama — some of whom are United States citizens — are now facing racially motivated bullying in the wake …