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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Passed Three So-Called Free Trade Agreements Last Night, and More
In today's On the News segment: Congress passed three so-called free trade agreements last night, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told demonstrators they needed to clear the park by …
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Occupy Wall Street Told to Vacate Zuccotti Park to Allow Cleaning
Responding to what he called unsanitary conditions at the private park in Lower Manhattan that has served as home base to the Occupy Wall Street protest for more than …
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Wall Street Journal Executive Resigns Over Yet Another News Corp. Scandal
One of the top executives at the European branch of the Wall Street Journal, the flagship newspaper at Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corporation, has resigned amid a growing scandal that …
Occupy Oakland!
(Photos: David Bacon) Oakland, California - On October 10, 2011, hundreds of people met in Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall to join the …
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House GOP Proposes So-Called “Let Women Die” Bill That Lets Hospitals Deny Life-Saving Care
In their latest assault on women’s health, this week House Republicans will take up HR 358, the ironically titled “Protect Life Act.” Opponents have rechristened the measure the “Let …
The Seven Biggest Economic Lies (2)
The President’s Jobs Bill doesn’t have a chance in Congress — and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can’t become a national movement for a more equitable society …
The Dragon’s Shadow: China’s Banking System
On October 10, the Chinese government announced that it will increase its stakes in the four largest commercial banks, which are already largely public-owned. The move is designed to …
Dr. Margaret Flowers Confronts Wall Street Investors Trying to Profit from Health Care
We need Wall Street, the health insurance industry and investors out of health care; replaced by a publicly financed single payer improved Medicare for all system. Doctors, health providers …
A Farewell to Nuclear Arms
President Ronald Reagan stands with Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev during arrival ceremonies December 8, 1987 on the South lawn of the White House. (Photo: Jose R. Lopez/The New …
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