Kate Sheppard

The television news cameras are following Eliot Spitzer‘s journey to his Manhattan office where he’s supposed to announce his resignation shortly. Of course, there’s some justifiable outrage about the hypocrisy of his involvement in a prostitution ring, since he was known for busting up prostitution rings. But my biggest soft spot for Spitzer was always […]

Eliot Spitzer is expected to announce his resignation in a few minutes. Updates to come. –Kate Sheppard

Jim Manzi takes issue with Juliet Eilperin‘s recent coverage of new studies that indicate the world would need to stop emitting carbon altogether within the next few decades to avert dangerous levels of climate change. According to Manzi, the question isn’t, “What if we don’t want the Earth to warm anymore?” as Eilperin quotes Carnegie […]

Via Ryan Avent, we find that mass transit usage hit a 50-year high last year, up by more than 2 percent over the previous year. Prompted, of course, by soaring gas prices, Americans took 10 billion trips on public transport, while the number of vehicle miles flat lined. Even small cities saw enormous growth, with […]

While notably tepid, the about face by the Southern Baptists on climate change last week was, of course, big news for the environmental movement. It was followed this week by the Vatican listing pollution among its “new sins.” But the fact that these traditionally conservative groups have adopted more progressive-minded talking points on environmental issues […]

In regards to the recent news on Eliot Spitzer and the talk about his possible resignation, Ezra notes that Sen. David Vitter didn’t get all this fuss when he was outed in a prostitution ring. More important, Vitter never resigned from the Senate. Neither did Larry Craig. There’s certainly precedent for Spitzer to stick around […]

Just last week, I got a press release from Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Ed Markey praising the early change to daylight saving time, which was moved forward several weeks by the 2005 Energy Policy Act. In addition to giving us an extra hour of sunlight, it’s supposed to reduce energy […]

Eliot Spitzer just made a public statement on the reports that he’s been linked to a prostitution ring, admitting his involvement and apologizing to his constituents. With his wife standing by his side, he apologized to his family and noted his commitment to regaining the public trust. “I disappointed and failed to live up to […]

We were just tipped off during our weekly editorial meeting to the fact that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has reportedly been linked to a prostitution ring. He’s about to make a statement, and we’ll bring updates when he does. But if Spitzer resigns (pure speculation at this point), the next governor would be lieutenant […]

Howard Dean was on both “This Week” and “Face the Nation” yesterday discussing the Florida/Michigan delegate situation. The latest proposal from Dean and the DNC is a new primary for Florida, conducted by mail. “It’s comprehensive. You get to vote if you’re in Iraq or in a nursing home,” Dean said. “It’s not a bad […]