The Archives of Paris has employed four black sheep as permanent lawn mowers. They will be compensated in free food and water.
Energy & the Environment
Posted inWorking in America
The Keystone Fight’s Labor Pains
The battle over the tar sands pipeline among unions has been XL on drama.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Not Easy Being Green
As climate change worsens, the internal strains in the environmentalist movement are starting to show.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Once and Future Gov
Two years into his second go-round as governor, Jerry Brown has—to the surprise of many—turned California around.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What We’ll Be Talking about in 2016
What issues will define the next Democratic presidential primary?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Voice for Climate, 40,000 Strong
Environmentalists take to the National Mall to demand Obama pull the plug on Keystone XL.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Keystone XL: A Year in Review
What has happened with the pipeline in the year since the Obama administration rejected TransCanada’s original permit?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Worse than the Status Quo
Congress passed an extension on the farm bill, dismantling all the good programs, and leaving in all the old and inefficient ones.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Fracking versus the Boondocks
Promised Land bills itself as an environmental movie, but it’s far more concerned with preserving Dan Barry-esque small-town America mythology.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Making Liberal Hearts Bleed in Anytown, U.S.A.
What is the purpose of didactic movies like Promised Land?
