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As Video Captures Officers’ Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Men, Knowing Your Rights to Film the Police
As video proves decisive in holding police accountable for abuses nationwide, we are joined by Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the …
Remembering Eduardo Galeano, Champion of Social Justice and Chronicler of Latin America’s Open Veins
One of Latin America's most acclaimed writers, Eduardo Galeano, died on Monday at age 74 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Earth May Be on the Brink of a Mass Extinction, and More
In today's On the News segment: If we want any chance to prevent the next mass extinction, we'd better break our addiction to fossil fuels; a new report says …
Debate: Hillary Clinton Sounds Populist Tone, but Are Progressives Ready to Back Her in 2016?
Clinton has formally entered the 2016 race for the White House.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Economists Study How Devastating Austerity Really Is, and More
The German Institute for Macroeconomic Research releases its report on the effects of austerity on Greece, and more.
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Bumps in the Road
Communities Can Take Back Power in City Planning
Tom Angotti discusses the lack of community power in city planning and zoning processes.
There All Along: “Exceptional” Slowdown of the Gulf Stream From Greenland Melt
Greenland melt has influenced the Gulf Stream for more than a century.
Cash Cops: How Civil Forfeiture Enriched US Law Enforcement
The media has finally begun to talk about the issue, but we still haven't been presented with a full scope of civil forfeiture: what it is and what it …
As Battle for Aden Rages, Yemen Is Set for a Messy and Violent Future
Yemen's humanitarian crisis is by all accounts getting worse by the day, and the city of Aden has become a major flashpoint.