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Big Energy’s new bugaboo
David Sirota
Fossil fuel and electricity companies have declared war on people who use solar power for their homes
As America grows more polarized, conservatives increasingly reject science and rational thought
Amanda Marcotte
The Tea Party has intensified social pressure on conservative-leaning Americans to shun science and academia
When Chomsky wept
Fred Branfman
I first met Noam Chomsky in Laos, where I showed him the devastating effects of U.S. air raids
Questioning ‘green economics’
Jim Shultz
What we need most at the Earth Summit in Rio is not a superficial battle over a phrase, but a deep discussion
Cheap chic ruined us
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Like fast food, fast fashion hurts the economy, environment -- and our souls. The author of "Overdressed" explains
Do Republicans want $400 gas?
Roger Sorkin
That’s what the military pays per gallon in Afghanistan, and some in the GOP have fought efforts to change that
How to stop world catastrophe
Cary Tennis
I feel we are sliding over a cliff and no one is doing anything to stop it
Behind the Shell hoax
Brooke Jarvis
Yesterday, a fake video of an oil industry party went viral. I was there. Here's how it all went down
Apocalypse soon
Sarah Laskow
A new report in Nature warns that we've changed the planet so much, we'll no longer recognize it in a few decades
Doctors caught in the abortion wars
Irin Carmon
The antiabortion movement is increasingly targeting doctors -- and a few partisan physicians are lending it a hand
Denying global warming, despite no actual expertise
Bill McKibben
Don't laugh: It's the wackiest and most extreme climate-change deniers who carry the most influence in Washington
Can unions fight Super PACs?
Josh Eidelson
The AFL-CIO says labor will reshape its political operation. Not all union leaders think it goes far enough
Telecom greed, stalled
Sarah Jaffe
How progressives helped win the fight against bills that could have robbed "less profitable" customers of phones
When the 1 percent say no
Will Doig
Cities need public transit and affordable housing. But outdated laws make it easy for the wealthy to block progress
How to resurrect a comic book
Steven Brower
Should revived comics be made to look new or faded? Two releases explore both approaches
Rise of the New Economy Movement
Gar Alperovitz
A growing number of theorists and activists are experimenting with new business models that go beyond profit
Chicago braces for last day of large NATO protests
Associated Press
As the NATO summit winds down, protests continue as commuters deal with heightened security in downtown Chicago
Farmers’ sand-frac nightmare
Ellen Cantarow
Some parts of rural America are being ruined by an unstoppable new mining industry -- and it's spreading
Where are the young pols?
Jonathan Bernstein
Joe Biden was 29 when he went to DC. Now senators are older than ever. Why did young people stop running for Senate
Worse than Keystone
Alyssa Battistoni
Environmentalists are focused oil and gas, but a bigger carbon disaster may be brewing in the Pacific Northwest
Nurses’ pre-NATO rally expected to draw thousands
Tammy Webber
Protestors plan to demonstrate in downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO meeting, while police step up security
TED: Even more elitist than we thought
Lauren Kelley
A censored talk about inequality causes controversy -- and proves that the conference has some curious values
Romney’s human shield
Jim Newell
The campaigns end this fall, but their flacks will never go away. Meet Eric Fehrnstrom, enforcer on the GOP side
Internet doomsday, explained
Mel Gilles, Mathew Gross
According to media reports, July 9 will be our online apocalypse. The better story is how this crazy rumor started
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