Unmasking the Secret Landlords Buying Up US Properties
With anonymity comes impunity, and, for vulnerable tenants, skyrocketing numbers of evictions. Read the story at Reveal News.
January 2020
Billion-Dollar Charter School Program a Complete Disaster
New report reveals waste and corruption – read about it at Salon.
How the Daughters of the Confederacy Spoiled Christmas
The Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy marched for decades without a peep from public officials. Just asking about that was enough for two towns to cancel Christmas parades. Read the article at The Daily…
Big Energy Front Group Launches Push for Troubled Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Consumer Energy Alliance is pressing for the controversial and legally imperiled Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Read more at Facing South.
The False Promise of Natural Gas
Gas is associated with health and environmental hazards and reduced social welfare at every stage of its life cycle. Read the article at The New England Journal of Medicine.
Ohio Methane Blowout
One well vented more gas in 20 days than whole nations do in a year. Read the story at Daily Kos.
Climate Tipping Points
New study finds they could hit harder—and sooner—than we think. Read more at Truthout.
Cities Aren’t Waiting for a Federal Green New Deal
Activists are pushing sweeping climate action at the local level. Read more at In These Times.
Renewables Gain Traction, But Need Storage Technology
Last April, wind, solar and hydroelectric power produced more electricity than coal for the first time ever. Read more at Truthout.
Free Higher Education Is a Very Good Idea
Liberal pundits and politicians like Hillary Clinton have a host of objections to free higher education. But free college isn’t just good policy — it’s good politics. Read the article at Jacobin Magazine.