The science on climate change is clear: All countries desperately need to restructure fossil fuels out of their economies. Continue reading
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Democratic leaders failed their first big test on climate
Kicking the can down the road appears to be a bipartisan sport in Washington.
Killing for coal (literally)
Shocking as this sounds, the U.S. government is—by its own admission—willing to murder up to 1,600 Americans a year to enrich a few coal billionaires.
In August 1921, sheriff’s deputies in West Virginia—later joined by federal troops—massacred striking mineworkers using machine guns and aerial bombardment, in what’s now known as the Battle of Blair Mountain. Continue reading
How one coal baron set an entire administration’s energy agenda
In a political system awash in money, it's Big Coal vs. democracy.
It’s common knowledge that our political system is awash with money. And that money, despite some flimsy legal barriers, comes with strings attached. Continue reading
Name and shame big political contributors
Donors don’t like it, but using this publicly available information is one of the best ways to fight corruption.
Posted on August 28, 2019 by Basav Sen
This August, a phony controversy erupted over wealthy donors to President Trump’s campaign and political action committee being publicly named. Continue reading →