The Cash for Clunkers program is now open for business. Theoretically, you can trade in that old pile of crap currently defacing your driveway for something shiny and new with up to […]
Has a college degree become a bad investment? Better question: is conservative rhetoric the worst investment in history?
Yesterday over at Future Majority, Kevin Bondelli responded to Jack Hough’s New York Post column “Don’t Get That College Degree!” Bondelli’s take led with one of the more terrifying titles I’ve seen […]
The president's promise of ethical transparency … is just a promise
A week after the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, the chief of his transition team, John Podesta, served notice that the president would make good […]
There's a statue in it for you, Mr. Obama
While still on the lookout for the significant change that i was told to believe in, my innate – but well cultivated – cynicism has gotten the upper hand. We’re not leaving […]
The Weekly Carboholic: study says offsets make ACES carbon cap almost meaningless
Study says offsets make ACES carbon cap almost meaningless China rejects binding GHG cuts USGS study suggests peak coal may be closer than previously thought FutureGen coal CCS pilot project revived EU […]
ACCCE's "72% of opinion leaders" claim is unsupported bunk
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is running an advertisement at the Washington Post and The Hill websites which makes the following claim: 72% of opinion leaders support coal electricity. The […]
Republicans are "rebranding": round up the usual suspects
You have to love the headline: GOP set to launch rebranding effort WASHINGTON (CNN) – Coming soon to a battleground state near you: a new effort to revive the image of the […]
Gingrich lies to Congress about climate legislation
S&R has been following Newt Gingrich’s lies about energy and climate since last year when he pushed the “Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.” lie in response to last summer’s oil price […]
Mark Danner schools David Gergen on CIA torture
During a recent segment on CNN’s AC 360, journalist and professor Mark Danner torpedoed CNN senior political analyst David Gergen’s attempt to minimize new revelations of Bush administration CIA torture tactics released by the Obama administration.
From the people who brought you the echo chamber: a call to give back
By J. Pratt Vulpes Imagine a world where children are raised to become agents of change throughout their work and lives, not docile employees, consumers, and followers. One in which corporate personhood […]
