The likelihood of a Democratic trifecta in the Bay State is not as comforting as it appears.
Cities & Communities
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy
The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Another Private Equity–Style Hospital Raid Kills a Busy Urban Hospital
A nonprofit that endlessly boasts about its ‘inclusive culture’ decides it’s had enough of the ATL.
Posted inPolitics
Raphael Warnock Gears Up to Tackle the GOP’s Most Valuable Player
The senator has a record to run on, but in Georgia, Herschel Walker, his unqualified opponent, is not unelectable.
Posted inTransportation
Climate Change and a Turnpike in New Jersey
The governor and construction unions want to expand the New Jersey Turnpike, likely increasing greenhouse gas emissions in a highway-dependent state.
Posted inPolitics
These Progressives Won in the Suburbs. Can They Survive in 2022?
Two state legislators in Pennsylvania work to build on past successes, in a new political environment.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Seattle Residents Make Record Use of ‘Democracy Voucher’ Program
Last year’s elections saw gains in use of the public campaign financing system among people of color, younger, and lower-income Seattleites, according to a new report.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
There Are ‘No Real Consequences’ for Toxic Emissions Events
In some cases, these ‘chemical releases’ aren’t illegal. In others, state regulators give polluters the benefit of the doubt.
Posted inWorking in America
Minneapolis Construction Workers Fight Chronic Wage Theft
The Midwest building industry is notorious for cheating paychecks.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How the Inflation Reduction Act Attacks Diesel Pollution
It’s a starting point to deal with an issue that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities.
