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Poll: California Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ballot Initiative to Label GMO Foods
The ballot initiative, known as Proposition 37, is supported by 61 percent of registered voters and opposed by 25 percent of voters.
Bill Moyers: Election Expert Richard Hasen on Voter Fraud and Disenfranchisement
Lauren Feeney interviews Richard Hasen on his new book which chronicles the partisan battles over election rules from the 2000 Florida recount to the present.
Alice Walker on 30th Anniversary of “The Color Purple”: Racism, Violence Against Women Are Global Issues
Walker explains the origin of the booku2019s title and explores some of its central characters and their connection to her own family history.
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Keystone XL: Nebraska Landowners Sue Governor, but Case May Not Get Heard
Landowners say pipeline siting law violates the Constitution. State says suit should be thrown out because landowners have no right to make the challenge.
Obama Versus Romney: Everything You Need to Know About Where the Candidates Stand on Energy Policy
There are stark differences between the two presidential candidates that must be discussed so Americans have a clear view of the energy path each candidate would lead us down.
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GOP vs. Democrats: The Failure to Communicate
There's a common view that the clandestine video of Mitt Romney's “47 percent” speech revealed “the real Mitt.” But why should we assume that? How can we know? We …
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What Bullies Can Teach Our Kids, and Us
Shannon Hayes on the important lesson that can be learned by standing up to a bully.
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All Charges From Occupy Chicago Mass Arrests at “The Horse” Dismissed
The case in City of Chicago v. Tieg Alexander et. al. argues that the city arbitrarily enforced its curfew because of the content of the protesters' speech.
Romney’s Goal for the Companies Bain Acquired: “Harvest Them at Significant Profit”
We need someone who doesnu2019t see the economy as profits to be harvested, but as people who need more and better jobs.
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Revised Labor Department Figures Find an Extra 386,000 Jobs
In its annual revision to its employment data,Labor Department reported 386,000 more jobs were created than it originally had reported.