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Environmentalists Call For Ban on Fracking in Ohio After Earthquakes
Environmental groups are calling for a ban on fracking in Ohio after a series of small earthquakes erupted near an active fracking site last week.
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Medicare for All
With government already providing health care for a third of the population, why not make it Medicare for all? This should be a battle cry for progressives, says sociologist …
Paul Craig Roberts on Crimea, US Foreign Policy and the Transformation of Mainstream Media
Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of the treasury under Ronald Reagan, argues that there's no evidence the American people support Washington's meddling in Ukraine.
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Remembering Tony Benn
Take a moment, please, to note the passing of a distinguished spokesman for the left, a man both firebrand and gadfly, of whom many Americans have never even heard.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Eternal Scott Brown Campaign
It does not appear that the stars are aligning for Scott Brown here in the Granite State.
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The Useful Idiots of the Corporate Elite
It's time for Americans, and lawmakers in Washington, to wake up, and start talking about the real causes of poverty in America, which include massive inequality produced by our …
Bonding Through Bars: Time To Tear Down Those Walls
Incarcerating mothers punishes their children, as well. It's time to reconsider the whole practice, says Samantha Sarra.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Nuclear Regulators Are Hiding the Risk of a Fukushima-Style Incident, and More
Recently released documents show that since Fukushima, our nuclear regulators have been playing down the risk of a similar incident happening in the US, and more.
Gareth Porter: Manufacturing a Narrative for War
Investigative journalist Gareth Porter tells Paul Jay about his new book “Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare.”
Snowden Docs Expose How the NSA “Infects” Millions of Computers, Impersonates Facebook Server
New disclosures from Edward Snowden show the NSA is massively expanding its computer hacking worldwide.