On my reading list is New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer’s new book, “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” that explores how the Koch brothers and fellow right-wing billionaires have funded a …
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One doesn’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to believe that major sociological phenomena in our culture doesn’t “just happen.” Take the climate change denial movement as an example, how did it come to pass that the judgment of the …
Billionaires have been taking a great deal of abuse in social media, especially since: • The chasm between rich and poor started to spread, largely due to the influence the super-wealthy wield over the law-making process • The new wealth created over the past …
Since EPA administrator Scott Pruitt resigned in disgrace, the EPA hasn’t been in the news very much, as his replacement, Andrew Wheeler, though more effective in destroying the environment for the sake of profit, is an old hand at staying …
A great number of ballot initiatives aimed at mitigating climate change went up in flames in the midterms on Tuesday, largely because voters were misled by a torrent of advertising. Here’s an article describing how the Koch brothers and other …
It would be easy to think that the fossil fuel industry’s aggressive disinformation campaign, attempting to discredit the theory of anthropogenic global warming, was abandoned years ago, and that the overwhelming body of evidence in support of the theory has …
As suggested in John Lennon’s wonderful song, these are strange days indeed. A year ago, anyone with a conscience hated former Exxon/Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson.
The constitutionally protected right to free speech cuts both ways; it can help advocates of decency and environmental stewardship, but it can just as easily be employed to support those who wish to enrich themselves at the cost of your …
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As Trump’s antics whipsaw the nation’s attention with the violence of a cat 5 hurricane between transgenders in the military (today), insulting the Boy Scouts (yesterday), Kushner’s bogus testimony on Russia (the day before), and the ceaseless march of daily …
It appears that the opponents of renewable energy, e.g., the Koch Brothers, have won the battle but lost the war. Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), the mechanism that many people thought would win the day for solar and wind, have been …
