Key Hand Sanitizer Ingredient May Cause More Harm than Good
Triclosan can impair thyroid function, upset estrogen and testosterone levels, and promote problems that could interfere with fetal development.
We Must Preserve Health Care Reform
Ensuring children access to comprehensive health coverage is one of the smartest, most cost-effective choices our country can make.
A Climate-Friendly Farm Bill
Climate-friendly agriculture isn’t just about cutting carbon emissions.
GOP: Man of the Year
The Republicans hit on the strategy of acting as though they’d won the 2008 elections.
The Ethanol Industry’s $6 Billion Christmas Gift
Evidence is mounting that corn ethanol and other basic biofuels are actually worse for the environment than the fossil fuels they’re supposed to replace.
Stop Secret Election Spending: A Nonpartisan Goal
Secret spending will only balloon in the 2012 elections if Congress doesn’t stop it in its tracks.
Why Can’t Our Politicians Get into the Holiday Spirit?
Surely life’s unfairness doesn’t have to be rubbed in kids’ faces at Christmas.
School Lunch Victory
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signals a significant change in how we invest in our children and their health.
Invertebrate President
Barack Obama has been replaced by a guy who makes Jimmy Carter look like Vince Lombardi.
The Hammer Gets Nailed
Reprobate politicos like Tom DeLay have turned the People’s House into a shameful pay-to-play parlor.
College Ain’t What it Used to Be
Congress is finally closing in on questionable education establishments.
A $700 Billion Dilemma
Borrowing during hard times and making smart investments could boost future productivity and create good jobs.
New Hope to Stop Violence against Women
Pending legislation would place efforts to prevent and respond to violence against women at the center of the U.S. foreign policy and international aid agenda.
Crocodile Tears
You have got to be fastidiously responsible and fiscally conservative to afford the occasional gift to the super wealthy.
ISO: Obama’s Campaign-Trail Eloquence
I can’t understand how the Obama administration became so inarticulate.