Theodore J. Kury: What the battle over control of PG&E means for US utility...
PG&E is the largest U.S. utility. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida November 18, 2019 - There’s a battle raging over the ownership of...
John A. Tures: Picking Baseball’s Hall-Of-Fame Using Moneyball Methods
November 18, 2019 - Whether you are a fan of baseball or not, you’ve heard of, and probably seen, the film “Moneyball” starring Brad...
John Feffer: Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall Produce the Trump Presidency?
Nov. 14, 2019 - The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago. It was one of the few unambiguously joyous moments in modern history. This...
Jill Richardson: The EPA’s war on science continues
Nov. 14, 2019 - The Trump EPA wants to introduce a new rule: Its scientists can only use studies that make all of their...
Negin Owliaei: Time for a billionaire ban
Nov. 14, 2019 - Bill Gates wants you to know he pays taxes. “I’ve paid more than $10 billion in taxes. I’ve paid more than...
Marco Dorado: I Have DACA. No Matter What the Supreme Court Decides, I’ll Continue...
Nov. 11, 2019 - On November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding the legality of President Trump’s 2017 rescission of...
Robert Reich: Why Billionaires Don’t Really Like Capitalism
Nov. 11, 2019 - Billionaires are wailing that Elizabeth Warren’s and Bernie Sanders’s wealth tax proposals are attacks on free market capitalism. Warren “vilifies successful...
Steve Calandrillo: 5 ways life would be better if it were always daylight saving...
Never “spring forward” or “fall back” again. Pair Srinrat/Shutterstock.com Steve Calandrillo, University of Washington November 11, 2019 - In my research on daylight saving time, I have...
John Feffer: Examining Trump World’s Fantastic Claims About Ukraine
Nov. 7, 2019 - In fantasy sports, participants draft their own dream teams out of the rosters of existing players. That’s what Donald Trump...
CJR: Local elections aren’t all about Trump, no matter what he says
November 6, 2019 - Ahead of important elections yesterday in several states—most notably Kentucky, Virginia, and Mississippi—President Trump did what he does best: made...
Ed Simon: A History of Why Trump Abandoned the Kurds
Nov. 4, 2019 - Ed Simon is the associate editor of The Marginalia Review of Books, a channel of The Los Angeles Review of Books. He holds a...
350.org: US Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement
Washington, DC, Nov. 4, 2019 -- Today marks the day the Trump administration can officially begin withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate...
Public Citizen: Warren Proves Medicare for All Is Affordable
Nov. 1, 2019 - Note: Today, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released her plan for paying for Medicare for All. She estimates total systemwide...
Sara Amundson: U.S. House passes PACT Act cracking down on extreme animal cruelty
Oct. 22, 2019 - The U.S. House has just voted overwhelmingly to crack down on some of the worst and most malicious acts of...
Robert C. Koehler: The Collusion Of Church and State
Oct. 17, 2019 - Intrigued by the controversy that erupted over Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech before the American Association of Christian Counselors...
Robert Weissman: Self-Dealing President Doesn’t Even Pretend to Be Constrained by the Law
Oct. 17, 2019 - Apparently, President Donald Trump no longer sees fit even to pretend that he is constrained by the law or the Constitution. It’s...
Michael Winship: Our Mad Dog President—and His Bible-Thumping Kennel Pals
Oct. 17, 2019 - “I have done nothing to harm these people but they are angered with me, so what do they do, doctor...
Feinstein on Cummings: Eloquent Champion Who Will be Missed
Washington October 17, 2019 - Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings: “Elijah Cummings was a...
The Leadership Conference Statement on the Passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings
WASHINGTON October 17, 2019 - Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on...
Matthew Wibbenmeyer: PG&E Power Outages Reduce Just a Portion of Wildfire Risk
Oct. 11, 2019 - Wibbenmeyer is an expert on the management and economics of wildfires and forest resources. This week, a severe off-shore wind event—similar...