Soaking the Customer
Private companies are aggressively trying to expand their share of the water service market, and too often we’re getting a raw deal.
Legislating Under the Influence
Conservatives who want jobless Americans seeking unemployment benefits to submit to mandatory drug testing have a hidden motive.
Inside Rick Santorum’s Head
For him, the right to privacy doesn’t exist.
Fracking Perils
The ongoing bonanza in the U.S. hydraulic fracturing industry marks a dangerous misstep on the road to U.S. energy independence.
Save the Babies
GOP lawmakers are howling to overturn the EPA’s mercury regulations.
The Hottest TV Drama in 2012
The commercial broadcast media is threatening the most important act in a democracy: voting.
Big Banks are Doing Just Fine, Thank You
This virtual abandonment of local economies by Wall Street exploded when Uncle Sam bailed out the big banks.
Welcoming Overdue Mercury Standards
It’s time for the EPA to stand up for kids.
Food System Pays Dearly as Wall Street Occupies Washington
It’s nearly impossible to find a legislative or regulatory issue related to food and agriculture that hasn’t been deeply shaped (if not outright written) by corporate lobbyists.
New Rules will Support Farmers and Jobs
The meatpacking industry, giant poultry companies, and largest food processors have forced more than 1 million American farmers and ranchers out of business since 1980.
Paving the Way to 60 Miles per Gallon
The Obama administration’s new fuel efficiency standards will reduce our addiction to oil, curb carbon pollution, create jobs, and save consumers money at the pump.
Waiter, There’s a Newfangled Technology in My Soup
The unregulated nanotech industry is spreading through the U.S. food system.
Power Plays
It’s too late to move energy over into the public sector, but we can do a whole lot better on subsidies, permits, and regulations
Money for Nothing
Years after the Enron debacle, traders are still fleecing consumers through obscure electricity market loopholes.
Separate but Unequal Borrowers
A proposed mortgage qualification rule could end home ownership as we know it.