Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
April 8, 2020 | Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
Articles by Basav Sen
Nearly All Americans Want Off Fossil Fuels
January 13, 2020 | The vast majority of people in the world’s largest fossil fuel producing country want to phase them out.
Name and Shame Big Political Contributors
August 26, 2019 | Donors don’t like it, but using this publicly available information is one of the best ways to fight corruption.
Democratic Leaders Failed Their First Big Test on Climate
January 9, 2019 | Kicking the can down the road appears to be a bipartisan sport in Washington.
Killing for Coal (Literally)
August 28, 2018 | Shocking as this sounds, the U.S. government is — by its own admission — willing to murder up to 1,600 Americans a year to enrich a few coal billionaires.
Want to Create Jobs? Reduce Fossil Fuel Use
August 8, 2018 | Energy efficiency creates more jobs than fossil fuels — and at a faster rate and lower cost.
Brett Kavanaugh Would Be a Disaster on Climate
July 17, 2018 | When a literal reading of the law makes it harder to regulate corporations, judges like Kavanaugh stick to a literal reading. When it doesn't, they get creative.
How One Coal Baron Set an Entire Administration’s Energy Agenda
January 24, 2018 | In a political system awash with money, it's Big Coal vs. democracy.