Environment and Health
Brett Kavanaugh Would Be a Disaster on Climate
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.
Knowing When to Turn Off the News
Ignoring bad news won’t make it go away. But when bad news hurts your ability to act, take a break.
There’s an All-Out War on Kids, and Not Just on the Border
What we’re witnessing at our border is one part of a war against all children — whether by cuts to schools, child nutrition, health care, safe air and water, or family-supporting jobs.
Poverty Won’t ‘Make America Great’
A recent UN report on international poverty highlighted an unexpected crisis area: the United States.
The Public Has Been Ignored For Too Long On Pipelines
The government’s own watchdogs agree: Regulators have been ignoring local communities and siding with industry way too often.
Family Separation: One Fire Out, Several Others Started
If setting fires that need urgent putting out is a conscious tactic to distract attention from all the other bad things the administration wants to do, it’s working.
Big Oil’s Man in Foreign Policy
The Koch brothers are really getting their money’s worth from Trump’s secretary of state.
Corruption Is Bad, But Sabotage Is Worse
Both are bad, but Scott Pruitt’s abuse of our environment is far more dangerous than his abuse of taxpayer money.
Trump’s Drug Price Reforms Amount to a ‘Sugar-Coated Nothing Pill’
The president says he wants to lower drug prices, but Big Pharma isn’t fooled.
Don’t Privatize Veterans’ Health Care
Despite bad headlines, VA medical centers produce better health outcomes than for-profit facilities — and for less.
