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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Food Recycling Program in New York City Will Convert 100,000 Food Scraps Into Bio-Gas, and More
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a new “food recycling” program, which will convert 100,000 tons of food scraps into bio-gas; and more.
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Checks, Lies and Bankster Red Tape
Thom Hartmann: Just when we thought the big banks couldnu2019t hit a new low, they do.
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NSA Spying Extends to Contents of US Phone Calls
The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization to listen to domestic phone calls, a participant said.
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David Brooks, Tom Friedman, Bill Keller Wish Edward Snowden Had Just Followed Orders
As the government tried to recruit the tech savvy citizens, they now also have to deal with a new generation of idealists like Snowden and Manning.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Curtails Arizona’s Disenfranchising Voting Laws, and More
In today's On the News segment: TransCanada tells state law enforcement to treat Keystone protesters like terrorists, and more.
Motion Sickness: How the Supreme Court Erects Barriers to Justice
The court's changes to Federal Rules of Procedure lead to dismissal of cases before the facts are weighed.
Fighting the Secrecy/Surveillance State
The emergence of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and now Edward Snowden represents just the tip of the iceberg of a popular resistance that is challenging the US government's excesses …
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Avoiding False Alternatives
To avoid making a judgment in politics simply gives someone else the power to judge for you, says Jensen in this piece about false alternatives.
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The Case for No GMO Patents
The June 13, 2013, Supreme Court decision that human genes are not patentable should logically be the first step in reversing three decades of decisions that flouted the previously …
Thousands Strike Greek Government Pulling the Plug on State TV
Costas Lapavistas: State TV shutdown affront to democracy, time is ripe for Left to gain power.