| Dec 12, 2012 | Economy / BusinessWhy do so many lawmakers in Congress oppose raising taxes on America’s wealthy, even just a little? The answer: We’ll never really know for sure. Lawmakers might oppose tax hikes on the wealthy, for instance, because their rich campaign contributors...
| Nov 7, 2012 | Environment / HealthI’ve been working on solutions to the climate crisis for a long time, but I never really expected that it would hit home for me quite the way it did. Chadwick Beach, the small New Jersey town where I grew up and where my parents still live, was one of many...
| Feb 6, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyMany prominent conservative politicians are making outrageous statements targeted at minority citizens this campaign season. They’re saying spurious things, like implying that African Americans prefer food stamps over paychecks, or that black people use...
