This election year, the Chamber of Commerce is looking to confirm it.  At a meeting in Washington, Chamber President Tom Donohue told members that his organization is, “planning on having a good year,” and will spend more money this election than they did in 2010, when they spent more than…

Europeans stocks are tumbling and investors around the world are keeping a close eye on Greece as the Euro crisis enters a new phase. On the heels of elections that ousted the pro-austerity government in Greece – new anti-austerity parties have – so far – been unable to form a…

Last week – the Vermont House and Senate passed legislation outlawing the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, which poisons ground water and leads to earthquakes. Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin is expected to sign the bill into law when it reaches his desk. The George W. Bush administration – chock-full of…

The European economy is tanking – and trickle-down austerity is to blame.

Microsoft is now rethinking its support for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act – better known as CISPA – which passed out of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives last week.

With corporations calling the shots in Washington – long-term sustainability of the planet takes a back seat to short-term profits.

In the Netherlands – the Dutch government coalition collapsed on Monday – after lawmakers failed to agree upon a series of austerity measures. And in Ireland – the nation’s largest trade unions are pressuring the government to vote against more austerity measures being pushed by Germany.



The AFL-CIO is out with their new Executive Pay Watch report, revealing that CEOs at Fortune 500 companies made on average $12 million each in 2011.

The American Legislative Exchange Council announced that it is dismantling its non-economic task forces responsible for writing radical legislation like “Shoot First” laws and “Voter ID” laws.



The oil barons of the world, and the militaries that rely on that oil, are seeing new opportunities in the North Pole as global climate change kicks into high gear.