Thom Hartmann

Republicans love to say that regulations kill jobs and destroy the economy.That’s the meme they used to oppose Obamacare, it’s how they attacked the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, and it’s how they frame every argument against common sense environmental laws.

We will have a fossil fuel-free economy by 2100. That’s according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who announced today that the G7 nations have agreed to “decarbonise the global economy in the course of this century.”

Why are our seniors paying higher taxes on their social security benefits than billionaires pay on stocks?

One of the most dangerous low-level conflicts in the world right now is the fight over the South China Sea, and if a war breaks out there, it could tank the American economy.

Drug company profits are literally killing people - and now even doctors are speaking out.

Today, for the first time in years, normal everyday Americans can theoretically make a phone call without the government spying on them. That’s because just after midnight last night, Section 215 of the Patriot Act expired.

One-by-one, the excuses for failing to act on climate change are disappearing.

It cost corporations less than $18,000 bucks per vote to get “fast track” passed in the United States Senate.

Are we going to let capitalism destroy life on Earth? According to 99% of climate scientists – we’ll know by the end of the century.

A state of emergency has been declared in California after crews realized that the Rufugio Beach oil spill was five times worse than original estimates.