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The ACA: Here to Stay
Eugene Robinson: “I don't know how we'll get there, but we're now on the road to universal health care. There's no turning back.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Japan Is Recruiting the Homeless to Clean Up Fukushima, and More
In today's On the News segment: Contractors in Japan are recruiting the homeless to clean up the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant; millions of Americans now have health insurance thanks …
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Time to Close the Red State Doughnut Hole
As one health care “donut hole” is closing, another one is opening up: The Red State Donut Hole.
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Dying Lawyer Lynne Stewart’s Jubilant Return Home After Winning Compassionate Release
The civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart has returned home from prison after a federal judge ordered her compassionate release.
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Harry Belafonte Urges de Blasio to Fight Poverty, Stop-and-Frisk and “Dickensian Justice System”
Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte opened Wednesday's inauguration for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Newly Elected Mayor Bill de Blasio: NYC Cannot Become the “Exclusive Domain of the 1%”
Bill de Blasio began his term as New York City mayor on Wednesday with a bold pledge to tackle income inequality in the nation's largest city.
Gitmo Attorneys Respond to Uighur Transfers
“We are grateful to Slovakia for resettling the three remaining Uighurs from Guantanamo, ending one of the most tragic chapters in Guantanamo's twelve-year history.”
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The Challenges of the New Year
The US isn't going anywhere, and the Middle East promises to be every bit as complicated and challenging to US policy-makers as it has been in the year just …
Revamp of the US Financial Industry
In order to consider the need for reforms, let us understand the various sub-sectors of US financial Industry.
Remembering Rocketdyne: Discussing America’s Worst Nuclear Meltdown (Not Three Mile Island) With Erin Brockovich
While CNN has reported that Three Mile Island was the worst nuclear meltdown ever in the United States, they are wrong.