The War on Antibiotics

| Jul 12, 2010 | Food / FarmingWould you like some antibiotic-resistant bacteria with your grilled chicken at your backyard barbecue? Of course not. But that likelihood continues to grow unless the government makes industry change the way most American farm animals are raised. American industrial...

After the BP Oil Disaster

| | Environment / HealthI have been to the Gulf Coast several times since the BP oil disaster started. I’ve spoken with affected residents, and I’ve taken boat tours to see the tragic images of oil-soaked birds and wetlands up close. Each time I go, everything seems to hit me...

Let’s Shelve New Nuclear Power Initiatives

| | Environment / HealthPresident Eisenhower is well remembered for correctly warning the public in his final address to the nation to “guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence…by the military-industrial complex.” In that same speech, Ike further cautioned that...

No Drama, Not Even Angry

| | Rights / DemocracyThe BP oil disaster has been a divisive issue, but on one thing we’re all pretty much agreed: President Obama doesn’t give good mad. For week after week, critics from Sarah Palin to James Carville have been exhorting him to lose it, to scream and yell and...

Afghanistan’s Fool’s Gold

| | Peace / SecurityHere’s some free advice: Never buy shares in a goldmine from a guy operating out of a house trailer. Likewise, never buy a story from the Pentagon about an incredible discovery of gold in Afghanistan. From out of nowhere, a recent news report excitedly tells us...