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What Happens When Opportunities Are Lost
Paul Krugman: “The underlying story of Appalachia is in fact one of declining opportunity.”
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Another Chapter in Coal’s Trail of Pollution
The West Virginia chemical spill underscores why we need to do more to safeguard our water supply.
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Jobs: Boehner-McConnell Hypocrisy Blocks Obama-Conyers Action
The American Jobs Act would net 1.9 million new jobs and slice the unemployment rate by a percentage point.
Economic Update: Myths of Economic Recovery
A North Carolina company was sold to its 320 workers; India enables cheap substitutes for overpriced drugs; updates on US union membership in 2013; the myth of returning manufacturing …
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The Republican Conspiracy Has Worked
Republicans should be thrilled with President Obama's State of the Union address.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Delivered His State of the Union Address, and More
Last night, President Obama delivered his State of The Union address, and what we didn't hear is almost as important as what he said.
All You Need for a Financial Crisis…
Art Wilmarth thinks it's important to understand exactly what went wrong at what was, relatively recently, Americau2019s largest bank.
New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Texas Governor Rick Perry Support CO and WA Right to Legalize Marijuana
Today, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) expressed his support for allowing states to move forward with taxing and regulating marijuana.
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State of the Union: Obama’s Underwhelming Plan to Tackle Inequality
Are we living in a land of small opportunity?
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The Salinas Project
Every day, Americans eat produce that is handpicked by immigrant farm workers in this area, but few understand the challenges the farm workers and their children face.