David Roberts has a good run-down of a recent report on what is going on in the battle for renewable energy. If you squint, you can find some good news. China is making a lot of progress. More electri
Despite zoning’s history of exclusionary use, I’ve long defended the idea on principle. It’s a throwing the baby out with the bathwater thing. Yes, racists and classists have used zo
Some people might call this vandalism, but I call it is a needed correction to the historical record. A Confederate statue in Nashville’s Centennial Park was vandalized late Sunday night with th
The biggest, most beautiful settlement kicking legitimate residents off their land ever. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a new settlement in the Golan Heights named afte
In case you. needed a reminder that Teach for America is a scam that takes idealistic young people and uses them to bust teacher unions and undermine public schools by making them feel special while d
Donald Trump has definitely blown up the neoliberal order: Despite assurances from Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta that he will boost the number of OSHA compliance officers this fiscal year, new data
This is the grave of Barbara Jordan. Born in 1936 in Houston, Jordan’s father was a Baptist minister and her mother a teacher in the church. A gifted student, she graduated from Phyllis Wheatley
This is hardly the first time the United States has put people in concentration camps, but it’s no better now than in the past. If you were paying close attention last week, you might have spott