Once the water recedes, the excuses must recede as well. After the devastation and death wrought by Hurricane Florence, American print, broadcast and cable media outlets have a journalistic obligation to expand its coverage of the existential crisis of human-caused climate change. No longer can we tolerate having extensive coverage of extreme weather without that […]
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Sorry, Tom Brokaw, But Only Republicans Have Lessons to Learn from John McCain
For the last time, both sides don’t do it. It was sad to watch former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw embarrass himself on Meet the Press this morning, suggesting that both parties have lessons to learn from the legacy of the late Senator John McCain. Brokaw’s response to host Chuck Todd’s question about how […]
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Washington State vs. Washington’s Hate
I guess these lives should just be considered collateral damage in Donald Trump’s battle to defend coal: The Trump administration has hailed its overhaul of federal pollution restrictions on coal-burning power plants as creating new jobs, eliminating burdensome government regulations and ending what President Trump has long described as a “war on coal.” The administration’s […]
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John McCain, 1936-2018
The Arizona senator’s life was, if nothing else, an incredible journey. On Saturday, that journey concluded.
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How Is America’s Disregard of Russia Rachel Maddow’s Fault?
It’s not MSNBC star’s job to force people to care. It’s to pursue the truth and find the facts.
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The Dawn of Donald’s Darkness
Are the president’s voters finally waking up to his elaborate con?
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We Have Met the Climate Enemy, and He Is Us
It’s about time we grapple with the ultimate inconvenient truth.
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Limbaugh’s 30 Years of Lies and Fear
The damage Limbaugh inflicted upon our country during the 1990s and 2000s will take decades to be repaired, if ever.
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Inconvenient Truths on Cable and Broadcast News?
Climate hawks need to put more pressure on media outlets to adequately cover the environment.
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The Carbon Tax as Publicity Stunt
The Republican Party is fully and unapologetically committed to the defense of coal, oil and natural gas at all costs.
