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The Cost of Being Raped
For years, hospitals in northeastern Wisconsin have billed sexual assault victims as much as $1,200 for the cost of their examinations, according to a new investigation.
Ties to Hezbollah Remain Murky in “Terror Plots” Targeting Israel
Following US news media coverage of the Burgas, Bulgaria bombing, one would conclude that the Hezbollah provenance of the attack can be determined from recent alleged Hezbollah terrorist plotting …
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Expecting the Worst
Paul Krugman: So when does the full-blown crisis start? Hard to say.
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Less Wall, More Street: Building Solidarity to Fight Repression From Coast to Coast
The project, called Less Wall More Street, seeks to help people make the connections between the repression of Occupy, the ongoing general repression of activists beyond that, and the …
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Special Investigation: The Earthquakes and Toxic Waste of Ohio’s Fracking Boom
Between the spring of 2011 and early 2012, a fracking waste injection well known as Northstar 1 caused more than a dozen minor earthquakes near Youngstown, Ohio, including one …
The War on Workers’ Religious Liberty
This is part of the war on women, of course, but also part of another war: the war of employers on their employees.
The Frack War Comes Home
The war came home this weekend, as thousands of people whose land has been under siege by the U.S. government and corporate interests gathered in Washington, D.C. No, they …
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Obama’s and Romney’s Opposing Views on What the American Public Provides
America is divided about its future. Should it keep and expand the system that brought past opportunity, prosperity and freedom? Or should it dismantle that system?
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The Terrible Economy and the Anti-Election of 2012
The worst economy since the Great Depression and you might think at least one of the candidates would come up with a few big ideas for how to get …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Probe Reveals For-Profit Colleges’ Questionable Compensation Practices, and More
In today's On the News segment: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform finds for-profit colleges pay executives massive salaries based solely on schools' profitability, a Koch-bankrolled climate …