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Full Transparency Needed to Close Down Tax Havens and Massive Fraud
Global finance expert James Henry: Global tax revenue lost to tax havens is between USD 190 billion and 255 billion dollars per year, assuming a 3 percent capital gains …
Truthout TV With Mark Karlin on White Males and Guns
Mark Karlin argues that for some white males, a gun is a symbol and weapon of their power in society.
How Can a Veteran of War in Afghanistan Help Us Understand Good Conscience?
Nao Rozi is an Afghan National Army veteran, and now a member of the Afghan Peace Volunteers. He speaks about his experience on the front line in Afghanistan, and …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Senate Voted to Begin Debate on Gun Control, and More
In today's On the News segment: After years of GOP obstruction on gun control, just the fact that a debate has been allowed is historic, but the vote is …
Rally for Citizenship: Tens of Thousands Flood Capitol Hill in Massive Call for Humane Reform
Tens of thousands of immigrants from around the country joined allies from the labor movement and beyond to “Rally for Citizenship” Wednesday in Washington, DC.
Obama’s “Cat Food” Social Security Reform
Michael Hudson: Obama's “bargain” on social security reform will push more retirees into poverty in exchange for a minor increase in high end income tax - a class that …
Digital Disconnect: Robert McChesney on “How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy”
The future of American politics could be largely determined by who controls the Internet.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Immigration Reform Rallies Spread From Coast to Coast, and More
Yesterday, thousands rallied around our nation to urge Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform.
Obama Budget Plans on Replacing USDA Poultry Inspectors with Industry Self Regulation
Tony Corbo: Plan will put our food supply at risk in a move that will increase profits of poultry producers and save only 90 million dollars over three years.
Israeli Journalist Amira Hass Sparks Furor at Home for Defending Palestinian Right to Resist
Amira Hass, the only Jewish-Israeli journalist to have spent almost 20 years living in and reporting from Gaza and the West Bank, recently suffered a torrent of hate mail …