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Open Lands, Closed Books
A series of reports by the Oakland Institute charge that several prominent American universities — including Harvard and Vanderbilt Universities and Spelman College — are investing in hedge funds …
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As Secession Nears, Sudan Steps Up Drive to Stop Rebels
The Sudanese Army and its allied militias have gone on an unsparing rampage to crush rebel fighters in the Nuba Mountains of central Sudan, bombing thatch-roofed villages, executing elders, …
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Obama to Announce Plans for Afghan Surge Pullout
Washington - President Obama plans to announce his decision on the scale and pace of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan in a speech on Wednesday evening, an administration official said …
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News in Brief: Workers in Canada Striking, and More
Workers in Canada Striking According to the Ottawa Citizen, unions and legislators are gradually addressing labor disputes as locked-out workers strike for better benefits. Air Canada …
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Deal on Lifeline to Avert Greek Bankruptcy Is Postponed
Europe's finance ministers unexpectedly put off approval early Monday of the next installment of aid to debt-laden Greece, delaying the decision until July and demanding that the Greek Parliament …
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Supreme Court Rules for Wal-Mart in Sex Discrimination Suit
Washington - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart goes too far, handing business a major legal victory. Though divided in …
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Debate Swirls Around Research Showing Lung Problems for Returned Troops
As a teenager in northern New York, Gary Durham ran cross-country and hiked the Adirondack’s high peaks. In Army basic training, he did two-mile runs in under 13 minutes. …
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Justices Have Been Forced to Resign for Doing What Clarence Thomas Has Done
Justice Clarence Thomas is an ethics problem in a black robe. Just eight months after ThinkProgress broke the story of Thomas’ attendance at a Koch-sponsored political fundraiser, we learn …
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EU: Industry Lobbies Set Up Spin on Cash-for-Amendments Scandal
After the intense debate and media attention in the first weeks after the European Parliament's cash-for-amendments scandal broke, it has become very quiet in the last weeks. Discussions about transparency and …
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NATO Says It Mistakenly Hit Libyan Rebels Again
Tripoli, Libya - NATO acknowledged Saturday that its aircraft had mistakenly hit a column of rebel military vehicles last week near the Libyan oil port of Brega, and early …