Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess? Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess?
Regulators treated the coal industry like it was “too big to fail.” Now taxpayers and the environment may pay the price.
Mar 22, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Senate Just Passed a Bipartisan Drug Bill—One That’s Not Meant to Put People in Prison The Senate Just Passed a Bipartisan Drug Bill—One That’s Not Meant to Put People in Prison
Lawmakers are finally talking about addiction as a public health issue.
Mar 11, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Gaping Hole in Clinton’s and Sanders’s Plans for Criminal Justice Reform The Gaping Hole in Clinton’s and Sanders’s Plans for Criminal Justice Reform
Why aren’t more reform-minded politicians talking about the public defender shortfall?
Mar 10, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
21 Kids Are Suing President Obama Over Climate Inaction 21 Kids Are Suing President Obama Over Climate Inaction
The complaint accuses the government of infringing on “the fundamental right of citizens to be free from government actions that harm life, liberty, and property” by “approving and...
Mar 9, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access? How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access?
Justice Anthony Kennedy, expected to be the swing vote in the pivotal case against Texas, suggested a lower court might need to gather more information.
Mar 2, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the first significant test of abortion rights in a decade.
Mar 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library
Dr. Carla Hayden will be the first woman and African American to fill the post—unless Senate Republicans stand in her way.
Feb 25, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Are Poor Americans Dying So Much Earlier Than Rich Americans? Why Are Poor Americans Dying So Much Earlier Than Rich Americans?
A study finds widening gaps in longevity between people at the far ends of the economic ladder. That means high earners are reaping more and more of the benefits of Social Security...
Feb 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed? The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed?
It depends on who the next president is.
Feb 10, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
‘Can Anybody Tell Me Why the Governor of Michigan Is Not Here Today?’ ‘Can Anybody Tell Me Why the Governor of Michigan Is Not Here Today?’
Flint residents rode buses overnight to tell Congress about how the water crisis has upended their lives. Their governor was conspicuously absent.
Feb 3, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter