To understand the Democrats’ big climate and health care bill, you must go back decades.
Inflation Reduction Act
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Problem With Emission Reduction Models
They are partially based on what even some of the modelers acknowledge are faulty data, particularly on methane.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Permitting Reform Is a Decoy for Ramping Up Gas
A new Manchin-Schumer deal is being marketed as a clean-energy hack, but it’s mostly about gas exports.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Scandal-Dogged Ex–Federal Reserve Governor Manufactures Consent for Rate Hikes
Richard Clarida, now a TV talking head, is doing all he can to kill jobs and cut wages.
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 inEconomic Policy
IRS Edges Closer to 21st-Century Computing
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the agency now has funding for significant IT upgrades—but the devil is in the details.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The September Issues
Congress still has some work to do before the midterms.
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 inPodcasts
Dark Brandon Rises
Democrats have suddenly racked up some remarkable accomplishments. Is it a good start on a progressive agenda?