Thom Hartmann

It's been nearly eight years since the 2008 global recession devastated the budgets of state and local governments across the country - and our lawmakers have explored every possible way to raise money except for raising taxes on corporations and our richest citizens.

Ever since Reagan, conservatives have been telling us about welfare queens.

I'm going to let you on a little secret about many of the CEOs of America's largest companies: the biggest decision that they make these days, is how best to divvy up the wealth that they've stolen from America's working families and middle class.

Lawmakers here in DC are breathing a little easier this week now that the first heat wave of the season is past us.

As Black Lives Matter protests continue across the nation, a new study is complicating the debate around police violence.

Former Republican presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator Marco Rubio recently weighed in on the toxic algal blooms that have caused a state of emergency in two counties in his home state of Florida.

On July 1, Vermont implemented a law requiring disclosure labels on all food products that contain genetically engineered ingredients, also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs.

The markets have recovered from the Brexit panic, but people are still reeling in the aftermath of the UKs vote to leave the European Union, at least in part because it seems like such an unprecedented action.

The Democratic Party is officially setting itself apart as the party of climate justice with the current draft of the party's platform.

The verdict is in, and it's time for conservatives to face the cold hard facts.