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The Biggest Little Hypocrite in Texas
It is unfathomable that yet another Texas blowhard governor has emerged as a front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination. The persistent appeal of the mythology of Texas as a …
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Why the Jobs Argument Against Military Cuts Is Bogus
For the first time in a decade, significant cuts in projected military spending are on the table. If the “Super Congress” doesn't reach a deal on $1.2 trillion in …
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Texas Ranks Dead Last in Total Job Creation, Accounting for Labor Force Growth
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since launching his presidential campaign, Perry has touted his state's job creation numbers, but …
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“Governor Supercuts” for President?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential candidate, greets 100-year-old Mary Canfield of Cedar Falls, Iowa, at the Black Hawk County GOP dinner at the Electric Park Ballroom in …
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Happy 76th Birthday, Social Security – and We Get the Gifts
Social Security has just turned 76. Although the program has been forced to fend off attacks over the past year, we’re proud to say it’s still here and working …
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Education and Behavior in Israel and Palestine
Part I – Education as Indoctrination
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Is Capitalism Doomed?
New York - The massive volatility and sharp equity-price correction now hitting global financial markets signal that most advanced economies are on the brink of a double-dip recession. A …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: California Considering Single-Payer Health Care for Low-Income Residents, and More (2)
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. The recall election season is over in Wisconsin – as two …
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Doing Debt Ceiling Battle the FDR Way
Against a Congress where zealously rich people-friendly conservatives hold the upper hand, how much can a President of the United States committed to greater equality realistically hope to accomplish? …
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Chile’s Student Rebels: Views From the Trenches
Radio Toma, loosely translated as “Occupation Radio,” broadcasts non-stop information about the protests being staged in front of the University of Chile’s main building – literally a stone’s throw …