Americans are driving more than ever and guzzling more gas, while the White House and Congress stand by and let it happen

Considering all the talk about global warming, peak oil, carbon divestment, and renewable energy, you’d think that oil consumption in the United States would be on a downward path. By now, we should certainly be witnessing real progress toward a post-petroleum economy. As it happens, the opposite is occurring. U.S. oil consumption is on an upward trajectory,  ... Read more »

The events in Ferguson last month laid bare many of the tensions that are simmering in America. In a report for The New York Times’ Dealbook, Matthew Goldstein adds another to the list: Americans are still reeling from the 2008 fiscal meltdown, the ... Read more »

Courts say cops can shoot out of "reasonable fear." In America that entails a myth of race and gender neutrality
 

Recently, Tamara Nopper and Mariame Kaba authored a haunting article, “Itemizing Atrocity,” analyzing reactions and analyses of the police shooting of Michael Brown and the seemingly sudden militarization of the police. They point to Ferguson as an example of the excess of the spectacle that draws ... Read more »