Are Organic Standards in Jeopardy? Watchdogs Say Yes
A "radical shift away from the collaborative government ... pioneering organic farming advocates demanded."
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Koch Cadre Billionaire Defends Nazi Comments
Ken Langone, the big-spending Home Depot billionaire and ally of Charles and David Koch, clumsily defended his March 2014 comments comparing populist criticism of the 1% with the rise of Nazi Germany, in an interview with Capital New York published this week.
Showtime Exposes Climate Change Deniers, like James Taylor and Joseph Bast's Heartland Institute
Showtime premieres a new episode of its series, "Years of Living Dangerously," that focuses on the facile claims of climate change deniers like the Heartland Institute, tonight on Monday, May 19, at 8pm ET/PT.
After Railing Against John Doe Secrecy, WI Club for Growth Fights to Keep Docs Secret
After months of railing against the secrecy necessitated by Wisconsin's dark money criminal investigation, Wisconsin Club for Growth (WCFG) is now fighting to keep hundreds of documents in the probe secret.
The National Restaurant Association Spends Big to Keep Wages Low
A majority of the Senate recently voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour recently, yet the bill failed to clear the 60 vote hurdle necessary for passage -- thanks in no small part to the political power of the National Restaurant Association, the restaurant industry's trade association.
Top Six Facts in the Walker Dark Money Criminal Probe
In the wake of a federal court's recent ruling halting a state criminal investigation into spending during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and other candidates, misinformation about the investigation and court rulings has run rampant.
Pesticide Firms Use Tobacco Playbook to Spin Bee Crisis
Despite huge losses of bees that are crucial to pollination of food plants, pesticide companies selling neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticides -- which a growing body of science indicates contribute to bee declines -- have ramped up efforts to sew doubt about and distract from pesticides' contribution to the problem.
Judicial Hijinks in Effort to Kill Walker Criminal Probe and Destroy Evidence
In one of the first cases to rely on the U.S. Supreme Court's McCutcheon decision, a federal judge just tried to open the door to new levels of corruption in Wisconsin elections.
Climate Change Report Sets the Table for New Emissions Rules
Climate change is real and is impacting every corner of the nation right now, says a report released today by the Obama administration.
ALEC Struggles in Kansas City
The hits keep coming for America's best-known corporate bill mill. Hundreds of lobbyists and state legislators gathered in downtown Kansas City last week for ALEC's Spring 2014 task force summit.
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