D.R. Tucker

It was an honor and a privilege to join 400,000 concerned citizens of the world at the People’s Climate March in New York City this afternoon. If the fossil fuel industry is an immovable object of avarice, this march represents an irresistible force of justice. It was an honor especially to shake the hands of […]

…and we haven’t even started marching yet! From the New York Times: In a sweeping effort to reduce its environmental impact, New York City is planning to overhaul the energy-efficiency standards of all its public buildings and to pressure private landlords to make similar improvements. The initiative is part of a pledge, to be announced […]

It’s no surprise that the deacons of disinformation are denouncing Naomi Klein and her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. This book is so threatening to the right-wing mindset that we will soon see Tea Party members burning it in YouTube videos. Hardcore conservatives will condemn the book with language they don’t […]

On September 21, 2011, Media Matters released a video (“What Happened To The Republican Consensus On Climate Change?”) pointing out that prior to the rise of the Tea Party, a number of high-profile Republicans acknowledged the reality of human-caused climate change.

For the past few weeks, the indispensable investigative journalist Brad Friedman has covered the case of George W. Bush-appointed US District Court Judge Mark Fuller of Alabama, who’s notorious for his role in the railroading of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. Last month, Fuller was arrested for allegedly attacking his wife in a Georgia hotel […]

No, Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller isn’t my idea of credible media either, but I certainly hope this report is true. Is CNN new Crossfire leaving us so soon? “My sources say Crossfire is toast,” a TV industry insider told The Mirror. A publicist from CNN describes it like this: “The program is on extended hiatus.” […]

Evidently the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution is still not recognized in certain parts of the United States. How else could Chris Christie remain David Koch’s slave? As Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey explores a 2016 presidential campaign, he is under growing pressure from his State Legislature to rejoin a regional cap-and-trade program that […]

This is the moment. This Sunday. In New York City. The People’s Climate March. This, you do not want to miss. Please be sure to follow Brad Johnson at PeoplesClimate.tv for coverage of this historic event. We’re changing the course of history. Be there.

President Barack Obama looked like he couldn’t wait for his interview with new Meet the Press host Chuck Todd to be over with…and I don’t blame him. If I had to deal with Todd’s banal questions, I’d be impatient for the interview to end too. Todd’s questions about ISIS and immigration showed precious little insight […]

Let’s be honest: is anyone surprised by National Review‘s decision to hire a plagiarist? Well, that didn’t take long. Just a little over a month after being fired for at least 41 instances of plagiarism, former BuzzFeed viral politics editor Benny Johnson has been hired as The National Review‘s first-ever social-media director. He’ll begin his […]