Environment

A string of recent events indicates that Amazonian deforestation and violence against environmental activists are on the rise. The Brazilian Congress’s lower house approves …

The Republican-controlled House on Saturday dismissed a new proposal by Senate Democrats to end the fiscal crisis before the Senate even voted on it, deepening the ongoing federal budget …

GMAC, one of the nation's largest mortgage servicers, faced a quandary last summer. It wanted to foreclose on a New York City homeowner but lacked the crucial paperwork needed …

Washington - The United States economy has slowed considerably this year from a year ago, according to a report from the Commerce Department released on Friday. The …

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy speaks to the media. (Photo: Douglas Healey / The New York Times) The media attack on public sector unions has reached a timely …

On July 3, Mexico held state and local level elections, marking the beginning of intense speculation about the presidential election, which will take place this time next year. The …

TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this.  Speaker of the House John Boehner no longer has control over the Republican Party.  Last night …

I ran into my friend Jeff Madrick a few weeks ago. Like a rabbit out of a hat, or so it seemed, he whipped from his coat a copy …

The US tried to undermine Haiti's oil deal with Venezuela in order to protect the vested interests of US oil corporations. Under the Obama administration, the …

(Photo: Vanessa Arn / Flickr) For the entire year, as a sluggish economy sputters by and states continue to struggle with falling revenue, the conversation in Congress …