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Failing the Future
If President Barack Obama wants to make action on climate change a legacy of his administration, he better do a lot more in the next three years than his lackluster performance in this year's State of the Union address. Instead of outlining an approach to build a...
This Week in OtherWords: January 29, 2014
This week in OtherWords, Sam Pizzigati and I explain how President Obama fell short in his State of the Union address on economic justice and energy and Mary Ann Hitt weighs in on West Virginia's water-contamination crisis. On our blog, Karen Dolan sums up "the...
The Minimum We Can Do to Fight Inequality
The political profile of economic inequality in America has certainly been growing. So has the political confusion over what overcoming inequality will take. Unfortunately, President Barack Obama’s latest State of the Union address may only add to that confusion....
Another Chapter in Coal’s Trail of Pollution
As a West Virginian, I have one question for you — is coal pollution in your water, too? The answer might surprise you. Here in West Virginia, thousands continue to wonder whether their water is safe after a recent coal chemical spill just upstream from the state's...
A Fast Track to Eroding Our Rights
Do you care about having access to local and sustainably produced food or protecting your drinking water? Are you concerned about corporate influence distorting our elections? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you should be worried about legislation...
Media Silence on an Irate Gun Company’s Connection to Sandy Hook
A Colorado gun-accessories company garnered national media coverage when it announced plans to move most of its manufacturing and sales operations to Wyoming and Texas. The reports highlighted that the company was pulling up stakes to protest the state's new gun...
This Is What Climate Change Looks Like
"It's been a bit cold here," my dad told me on a recent phone call. He lives in Chicago; I'm in San Diego. The next time I turned on the news, I saw headlines screaming "Polar Vortex!" with sub-zero temperatures across the Midwest. Dad's known in our family for his...
Wisconsin’s Cheesy Innovation
For generations, picture-takers have instructed their subjects to say "cheese." Well, no people say "cheese" better than Wisconsinites, who unabashedly wear cheesehead hats in public, celebrate dozens of cheese festivals, have a Monterey Jack bacterium as the states'...
Short-Circuiting the Future
Will our fossil-fueled economy make humans go the way of the dinosaurs? There are plenty of reasons to think so. Coal, oil, and gas continue to account for 87 percent of global energy consumption despite scientific consensus that drastic change is essential for...
The Magic of De-Regulation
