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It's Just Business
When President Trump signed an order dismantling environmental protections, the photo-op included coal miners. We consider the symbolism and reality …
8 years, 11 months ago
We'll Always Have Paris
Donald Trump made many, many pronouncements on the campaign trail, one of them was that he would "cancel the Paris climate agreement".
While he can’…
8 years, 11 months ago
Highly Irregular
An expensive TV ad campaign has been selling Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch to the American people. We speak with the group behind the effort. Pl…
8 years, 11 months ago
Better Know a Justice
At his confirmation hearing this week, supreme court nominee Neil Gorsuch - according to the New York Times - cast himself as "a humble Westerner, r…
8 years, 11 months ago
Doesn't Add Up
The President’s proposed budget seems to prioritize national security over pretty much everything else. We examine how the lowest-income Americans co…
9 years ago
This Is Not a Safe Space
Earlier this month libertarian political scientist Charles Murray and author of the book “the Bell Curve,” derided by many as a racist take on the re…
9 years ago
Seeing Is Believing
In the 1960s, pollution was a visible, visceral problem, and public pressure led a Republican president to create the Environmental Protection Agency…
9 years ago
When the Press Sues Over "Fake News"
“Fake news.” What began as a description of utterly false articles, fabricated for political advantage or profit, was immediately co-opted by Donald …
9 years ago
Follow the Money
As the Trump-Russia saga continues to unfold, how the Obama administration spent its final days scrambling to preserve evidence of Russian interferen…
9 years ago
This Gene Was Edited By Brooke
CRISPR is a new technology that enables scientists to quickly alter the genetic makeup of the entire population of a species. It's so powerful that j…
9 years ago