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The last few weeks have not brought good news for those of us wanting a future powered by clean energy. Thesouthern portion of the TransCanada pipeline is under construction. On top of that, New York State will lift its moratorium and allow fracking to occur in the state.

On Friday, the Census Bureau lost its director when Robert Groves stepped down to be Provost of Georgetown University.

If a state is not aware of any incidents of in-person voter fraud, why the great push for voter identification?

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and a genuine American hero, died last Saturday at the age of 82.

A new report suggests—shockingly—that Sheldon Adelson may want something for the $36 million plus he's invested in the 2012 election thus far.

There's no corporate income tax in Bermuda. Can we really compete with that?

A new report from the New York Fed suggests that even while the rest of household debt improved since March, driven by decreasing credit card and housing debt, student loans have worsened.

Barnett Shale drilling in North Central Texas. www.edf.orgI’m not sure what’s worse: the toxic influence of money in politics and policy or blatant full-out hypocrisy. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has given us both. On the one hand, the Mayor very clearly came out against fracking in the Marcellus Shale stating:

“They believe in teacher’s unions. We believe in teachers,” Governor Chris Christie declared to rapturous applause during his keynote address to the 2012 Republican National Convention. What he neglected to mention is that those all powerful unions have been in decline for years, now buried beneath the clout of idiosyncratic individuals and corporations. Throughout his speech Christie touted his boldness in taking on the status quo, highlighting unions as the third rail of modern politics. He framed his speech as speaking truth to power, but missed the target altogether.