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Monsanto and Big Food Losing the GMO and “Natural” Food Fight
With the passage of the Vermont GMO labeling law, after 20 years of struggle, it's time to celebrate our common victory.
Post-Katrina: Will New Orleans Still Be New Orleans?
Since Katrina, a lot has changed. The question is whether the change is for the better.
Surveillance State and This Year’s “High-Risk” Boston Marathon
After last year's violence, this year's Boston Marathon will be a “high-risk event,” but that should not justify any and all intrusions by the surveillance state.
Momentum on Fossil Fuel Divestment Grows as Harvard Professors, Desmond Tutu Call for Action
Momentum is growing in the movement to divest from fossil fuel companies.
Medicaid Programs Drowning in Backlog
With open enrollment over for private health insurance claims, states are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of Medicaid applications.
Government Secrets: Bureaucratic Wars on Who Gets Prosecuted
Unlike most government officials, Leon Panetta's reputation has been protected even after the former CIA director offered up highly classified material to an unsecured crowd.
People Power in the Philippines: Reproductive Health Law Upheld
After more than a decade languishing in Congress and another year in the courts, the Philippinesu2019 Reproductive Health Law (RH Law) was declared largely constitutional by the Supreme Court …
South Sudan Facing Famine Crisis
Three million seven hundred thousand people in this nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation in South Suddan.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Wealth Gap Today Is as Bad as It Was in the 1920s, and More
Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program: In today's On the News segment: those at the very top hold more of the wealth than at any time since 1928, and …
Appeals Court Upholds Olympia Food Co-op’s Boycott of Israeli Goods
Today, the Washington State Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by five members of the Olympia Food Co-op against current and former members of the …