Fracking Liars
October 17, 2012 | Supporters and leaders of the hydraulic fracturing industry aren't being honest about government support for this new natural gas boom.
Articles by Jim Hightower
Big Food Behemoths Embarrass their Organic Offshoots
October 10, 2012 | Big Food's mobilization against California's right-to-know law is making more green-minded consumers aware of the companies that own their favorite brands.
Romney Passes the Torch to Taxpayers
October 3, 2012 | Mitt won $1.5 billion of taxpayer gold for the Salt Lake City Olympics.
The Price of Admission
September 24, 2012 | Across our country, women are walking away from Regal Cinema's pretentious abrogation of our Fourth Amendment rights.
Ryan Runs Into the Truth
September 17, 2012 | Whether you run a marathon or run for office, facts and integrity matter.
Radioactive Ties
September 10, 2012 | Whether corporate political money shouts or whispers, it still corrupts.
The Koch Brothers’ Moonshine
September 3, 2012 | The paper industry's titans have teamed up with practitioners of the legislative black arts to turn their sludge into a slick tax loophole.
Percolate-Up Economics
August 27, 2012 | Every dime of a minimum-wage hike is spent by its recipients -- circulating upward in our local economies as they increase their purchases of such basics as food, kids' clothing, and health care.