By Thomas Neuburger This is a note that supplements our recent coverage ("Jonesing on Carbon") of the role of the hyper-rich in...

Since 1990 the 1% caused 15% of emissions, twice as much as the poorest half of the world.

"We anticipate acceleration of the long-term global warming rate by at least 50%"

If we don't stop in this generation, the next will curse our existence

Democrats were manipulated into supporting cluster bombs

There's always a choice. Our job is to choose it.

The question is not where we are. We know where we are. The question is what happens next?

You can be strikingly close you and still be Far Left.

The hottest June ever by a lot means we won't be going backward anytime soon.

The student loan program is a government-enabled transfer of wealth.

This failure raises an uncomfortable larger question.

How long will it take to effectively move New York to higher ground? Forever, if the planning never starts.

James Hansen's new paper should concern us all. Too bad it won't concern those with actual power.

Which non-foreign 'adversaries' do elites have in mind, when they promote domestic censorship?

Additional thoughts on a Jon Stewart candidacy.

What if the Gen Z crowd began to act French?

Or do Party actions lower their electoral odds?

What kind of bipartisanship do we really want? The smooth-as-silk kind? Or the disruptive kind?

Why do mainstream Democrats hate Taibbi?

Kshama Sawant: “We need leaders on the left who have the courage to become public enemy number one of the ruling class.”