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California Adds Steam to the Bag-Banning Movement
California is on the verge of becoming the first state to ban plastic grocery bags. Governor Jerry Brown says he intends to sign the bag-banning law California lawmakers approved in early September. The ban will go into effect at grocery stores and pharmacies next...
A Change in the Weather
Josh Hoxie
Rich Man Hails Middle Class Job Creators
Here's an unusual super-rich guy with a strange message for his fellow 1-percent-of-the-1-percenters. Nick Hanauer, who made billions as an Internet entrepreneur, recently wrote an open letter to his fellow über-richies. "The true job creators are middle-class...
In OtherWords: September 10, 2014
This week in OtherWords, Michael Brune explains why he's going to march in New York City on September 21 for climate action and Martha Burk weighs in on the decisive role women can play this election year. Do you want to make sure you don’t miss the latest from...
Why I’m Marching for Climate Action
I've long known how wasteful, destructive, and dangerous the process of extracting oil from tar sands is. You have to dig up four tons of dirt and rock to get one barrel of oil. Beautiful old-growth boreal forest becomes a wasteland. And that single barrel of oil? It...
Auditioning for the Electorate
Around Washington you can tell football season is upon us because Congress is lining up to punt its work until after the elections. Lawmakers have plenty to do over the next month, but little will — and even less incentive — to do it. Congress is grappling with the...
This Election Puts Women in the Driver’s Seat
Let's be clear. As the majority of the population, the majority of registered voters, and the majority of those who actually show up at the polls, women can determine the outcome of any election. In a year when abortion restrictions were piled on at the state level,...
What’s Ahead for Ferguson
The funeral is over. The protests have subsided. The lax and listless wheels of justice in Ferguson, Missouri are beginning to turn. A St. Louis County grand jury recently convened to consider whether to bring charges against police officer Darren Wilson for fatally...
Bombing at a Press Conference Beats Mindlessly Flexing Military Might
The latest conservative fad is beating up President Barack Obama for being too squeamish about exerting military force. The Republicans he defeated in 2008 and 2012 are prime examples. The government shouldn't "jettison our reliance on U.S. strength," lectured Mitt...
