Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO] Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO]
Common Cause CEO Bob Edgar died last week. As New Yorkers, among others, push forward on bills to change campaign financing, it's worth remembering his words.
Apr 29, 2013 / Laura Flanders
This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal
Mountain top removal is wreaking havoc on Appalachia. There's a bill on the Hill to stop it.
Apr 22, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Tax Loopholes for All! Tax Loopholes for All!
Tax Day is here, and you can avail yourself of an offshore tax haven—just as the biggest businesses do.
Apr 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too
Margaret Thatcher’s fancy funeral will be held this coming Wednesday. Along with the deceased prime minister, can we bury her most favorite slogan, too?
Apr 12, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Margaret Thatcher: Deeds Matter Margaret Thatcher: Deeds Matter
The eulogies for Margaret Thatcher are piling up. Here's a different take—from a review of The Iron Lady.
Apr 8, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary
What, to a critic of marriage, makes the ceremony itself so tear-worthy?
Mar 28, 2013 / Laura Flanders
American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring
The numbers on job creation and unemployment are not as positive as they first appear—just watch American Winter.
Mar 18, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO] Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]
March 15 marks the start of Hungary’s 1848 revolution—and protesters are once again hitting the streets for basic rights.
Mar 14, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview] Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview]
On GRITtv, a member of the Open Solidarity Initiative discusses the ongoing occupation of a Greek factory.
Feb 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown Time to Go Beyond Judging Rihanna and Chris Brown
Nineteen years after the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, we need to reauthorize. We also need to do more.
Feb 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders