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Republicans rallied around a budget plan early Sunday to keep the government open but delay the new health care law for a year.

The media and government silence surrounding the murders of community activists from Abahlali baseMjondolo suggests that political violence against the independently organized poor has become acceptable to much of …

Fifty years after Stanley Milgram published the results of his ground-breaking experiment on the perils of obedience to authority, we need to understand that "thoughtful acts of nonviolent disobedience …

A showdown over fossil fuel projects that would exacerbate climate change is brewing in the Emerald City.

Kenyan citizens are paying the price for the backlash of the military invasion in Somalia.

New legislation in California ensures overtime pay for domestic workers, ensuring real compensation for an undervalued profession.

We profile women of La Via Campesina, the global peasant movement celebrating 20 years of grassroots activism, for sustainable farming, land rights and social justice. Canadian Nettie Wiebe fights …

Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. On Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iran's Foreign Minister, for the first substantive talks in …

With Congress deadlocked over fiscal policy and a government shutdown looming, personal disputes have clouded the usually collegial Senate.

The Indian government recently announced an ambitious $19.5 billion National Food Security Bill which promises heavily subsidized wheat and rice for those who live below the poverty line.