Durban Diary: What’s on the Table?
Many countries — especially the wealthiest ones — are dragging their feet.
The Lineup: Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2011
Janet Redman sizes up the latest reasons for the international community to take bold action to halt climate change.
A Blizzard of Bad Climate News
If you want to get your grandkids something they’ll be really thankful for this holiday season, fight to stop climate change.
A Main Street Jobs Agenda
Putting more money in the hands of those who already have jobs so they can buy more Chinese imports does very little to put Americans to work in good jobs that pay good wages.
The Cost of Congressional Dithering
The Violence Against Women Act isn’t just about women.
The UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident
Lt. John Pike hosed down a line of silent, passive, determined, and frightened students, as if they were nothing more than weeds he needed to kill.
Shocked and Disappointed
Walmart’s sales are down because people are skimping on things like milk and food while Saks Fifth Avenue is selling lots of $1,000 handbags and $2,000 suits.
Catering to the Frozen Pizza Lobby
Doting on the financial interests Coca Cola, ConAgra, and Del Monte instead of America’s school kids isn’t going to get the approval rating for Congress recover from an all-time low.
Chump U
For-profit colleges are too fixated on the corporate bottom line.
Climate Denial Man
The climate may change, but he won’t change his mind.
The Lineup: Week of Nov. 21-27, 2011
Sarah Anderson suggests concrete steps toward a more balanced budget that would make the U.S. economy healthier, more equitable, and sustainable and rein in runaway military spending.
Occupy the Budget
How to pay for the crisis while making our nation more equitable, green, and secure.
Is Iran Iraq All Over Again?
The nuclear intelligence that the media is fixated on consists mostly of allegations of abstract research that have been floating around for years.
Misrepresenting Occupy Wall Street
Even the Anti-Defamation League denies that the Occupy movement is infused with anti-Semitism, but ultra-conservative pundits are sticking with that non-story anyway.
Occupy Your Bank
Once a business is handling a transaction for you, you’re not trespassing when you go down to check on its progress.