The State Department Drama Shows Just How Far Trump Will Go for Big Oil
In this White House, the most dangerous industry on earth has a stranglehold on U.S. foreign policy.
If There’s a War on Coal, Coal Already Lost
Trump’s coddling can’t save the notoriously dirty industry when cleaner options and better jobs abound.
How Energy Department Whistleblowers Outsmarted the Trump Administration
Rick Perry was all ready to release a broadside against clean energy policies. Career civil servants pulled the rug out.
Groups challenge DOE on grid study
Political attack against renewables to ignore billions in polluter welfare.
Trump’s War on the Climate
The administration is actively denying climate change, but cities and states are fighting back.
Party of God
You wouldn’t think it would take Him four shots to pick a winner.
So Long, Rick Perry
Mediocre polling numbers in South Carolina – following lousy showings in Iowa and New Hampshire – finally convinced Texas Governor Rick Perry to drop out of the GOP presidential race.
Is Rick Perry Trying to Get Rid of Nuclear Weapons?
Abolishing the Department of Energy might sound ludicrous, but it has an upside.
Rick Perry: Reverse Robin Hood
The Texas governor’s new plan is to give more money to the rich, but he says he “doesn’t care.”
GOP Debates are More Entertaining than GOP Policies
Romney adopts a stance of jovial condescension while Perry visibly seethes at his rival.
The Corporate Takeover of the 2012 Presidential Election
Super PACs represent the Enronization of our democracy.
A Perry Tale about the Prince of Privilege
Prince Rick wouldn’t be where he is without the steady “intrusion” of big government into his life.
Perry’s Feast
The trouble with this country is government largesse! Burp.
Rick Perry, a Lousy Amigo
Now that he’s seeking national office, he’s throwing Latinos under the bus to gain support from the tea party and far-right conservatives.
So You Think You Can be President?
Likening Social Security to a Ponzi scheme was the least crazy thing Perry said during the recent debate among Republican presidential candidates.