| Dec 14, 2022 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIf you sometimes wonder whether Congress is obtuse, narcissistic, or just stupid, a trantrum by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin provided evidence that the answer is yes. The corporate Democrat has gotten mad — in both senses of the word. First, he’s mad at...
| Sep 22, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this era of hyper-partisan politics, it’s difficult to find an issue that appeals to voters across party lines. But Democratic leaders successfully identified one in the run up to the 2020 election when they pledged to reform America’s archaic...
| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure poverty, and about how far...
| Apr 24, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyEditor’s Note: This piece originally ran at OtherWords.org in April 2018. As the citizenship question goes before the Supreme Court, we’re re-publishing it in April 2019. We’re all used to chaos in Washington these days. Amidst it all, there’s...
| Nov 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyOne of the most important federal agencies on everything from climate to power use to property rights is one few Americans have heard of. While little-known, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a huge impact on energy policy in the United States. It...
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