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Arrest George W. Bush for Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
The Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War is serious about getting George W. Bush and Tony L. Blair arrested and prosecuted, after the milestone verdict of the Kuala Lumpur …
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Bank of America Takes Occupy Foreclosure Actions Seriously, Warns Employees “We Need to Be Prepared“
Today, the Occupy Wall Street movement is taking part in a series of actions they’ve called “Occupy Our Homes,” aimed at preventing foreclosures and protecting those still struggling to …
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CELAC: Speaking for Latin America and the Caribbean
On Saturday, December 3rd – while most of the U.S. media was focused on the political demise of Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and the growing financial meltdown in …
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Kids Eating Rat Poison Is an “Acceptable Risk” for ALEC
An American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) member is defying Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules limiting the sale of rat poisons that pose dangers to children and the ecosystem. ALEC …
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Alabama Agriculture Department Advances Plan to Replace Immigrant Workers With Prisoners
ThinkProgress has been reporting on the catastrophic economic consequences of Alabama’s harshest-in-the-nation immigration law. Undocumented workers are the backbone of Alabama’s agriculture industry, and their exodus has already created …
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The Toxic Truth About Nail Salons
If you’ve ever stepped into a nail salon, you know the smell of a chemical cocktail that hits you like an invisible wall. While consumers may tolerate it during …
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Restoring Government, of, by and for the People
Rescinding corporate personhood is the first step toward a larger vision of reclaiming and reinvigorating democracy around the world.
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Words That Don’t Work: Frank Luntz’s Trap for Progressives
Frank Luntz speaking at the Western Republican Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Progressives had some fun last week with Frank Luntz, who told …
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The Most Important Economic Speech of His Presidency
The President’s speech today in Osawatomie, Kansas — where Teddy Roosevelt gave his “New Nationalism” speech in 1910 — is the most important economic speech of his presidency in …
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Robert Reich: Hypocracy and Taxes
Keith and former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich evaluate President Obama's latest argument in the fight to extend payroll tax cuts as the year-end deadline to extend the cuts …