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Overruling the Judicial Amendments – What Is to Be Done?
Right wing judicial lawlessness harms the National Labor Relations Act.
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Black America and A New Freedom Budget
The authors of a new book demonstrate how we need immediate, radical change as the lives of the majority of Americans become more insecure and less hopeful every day.
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The Prison System Welcomes My Newborn Niece to This World
During and after the birth of my niece, my sister was allowed no family or friends at her bedside. Following the birth, a guard shackled my sister's ankles …
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When the Police Become a Standing Army, Liberty is Sacrificed Without Security
A shift to militaristic and arguably unconstitutional policing would have shocked the conscience of America's founders, according to Radley Balko in his book
“Final” TPP Round Not Final: Are Even More Secretive Talks Ahead?
Will TPP negotiations become even more secretive after imminent 19th round of TPP talks in Brunei, which is being called the last formal negotiating round?
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At AFL-CIO Convention, Leaders Ask: What Direction for Labor?
Without the commitment to build a social movement, all the innovative ideas coming out of the AFL-CIO convention may come to little, if anything.
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The Environmental Consequences of Privatizing Mexico’s Oil
Those Americans who have become so concerned about fracking or oil drilling or climate change need to lift their eyes beyond the confines of their own local and national …
The President’s Speech Reveals He Has Never Seen War
War is organized insanity. And, frankly, it's often not even that organized.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Have Come Up With Their Latest Plan to Hold Our Economy Hostage, and More
In today's On the News segment: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Republicans will not raise the debt ceiling unless President Obama delays Obamacare for another year; researchers at …
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How Verizon’s Challenge to FCC Net Neutrality Rules Could Silence Minority Voices
Some believe big internet service providers are trying to diminish the black community's ability to be visible online.