Plus, the tabloid feeding the right's culture wars, and more...
Tuesday
April 27, 2021
A New Study Shows Why Fracking Has to Stop
The damage caused by methane emissions is even worse than we thought. Will other states now follow California’s lead?
By Kate Aronoff
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How Austerity Destroyed the Public Good
The decades-long war on government has left struggling Americans to fend for themselves.
By Adolph Reed Jr.
“John Kerry Is a Traitor” Is the Republicans’ New Dumb Meme
The latest bad-faith attacks on Biden’s climate envoy show that the GOP is determined to find the next #Benghazi.
By Jacob Silverman
How
The Daily Mail
Is Feeding the Right-Wing Culture War
In the first 100 days of Biden’s administration, the British tabloid has excelled in pushing bogus stories that end up on Fox News.
By Alex Shephard
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The Diseased Rhododendrons That Triggered a Federal Plant Hunt
These garden shrubs, among others, have been known to spread Sudden Oak Death. The government is ill prepared to prevent an outbreak.
By Ellie Shechet
The U.S. Senate’s Oldest Office Building Honors a Racist
Richard Russell was a segregationist and a fervent opponent of civil rights. So why does his name still adorn the Russell Senate Office Building?
By Walter Shapiro
Biden’s Disturbing Acceptance of State Violence Against Central American Migrants
The eerily similar deaths of George Floyd and Victoria Salazar demonstrate how our own abusive police practices have been shipped abroad in the name of “deterring” migration.
By Laura Weiss
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