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Restoring Government by the People, for the People
One of the many privileges of living in a democracy is the ability of each of us to have an equal say about how we are governed. Through elections, our lawmakers can be held accountable for how well they fight for the interests of the people they represent. In theory,...
Worried About Climate Change? Ban Fracking on Federal Lands
As world leaders get ready to gather in New York City for the United Nations Climate Summit, it's time to take stock of how the United States is meeting its own climate challenges. While the UN has the power to help forge a world with good jobs, clean air and water,...
A Simpler Solution to Climate Change
Even if climate science is complicated, author Naomi Klein wants you to know that finding a solution to global warming is easy. In her powerful new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, the Canadian globalization expert drills through the noisy...
Ted Cruz Dreams Up Assorted Fossil Fuel Favors
Let's take a cruise down the narrow byways and twisting turns that form Senator Ted Cruz's mind. The first right turn on our road trip brings us to a sweeping view of the Texas Republican's Energy Renaissance Act, a proposal so studded with fossil fuel favors that it...
Taxing the #RichKids
It doesn't take long for viewers of #RichKids of Beverly Hills to realize the show is deliberately trying to make you feel poor. Watching heiresses in their mid-twenties drop more on a day of shopping than the average American spends buying a home makes the point...
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...
