An incoming congresswoman on Sunday promised a conservative answer to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “socialist squad” after…
Day: November 29, 2020
Sen. Blunt deflects on calling Biden ‘president-elect’
Sen. Roy Blunt repeatedly declined to refer to Joe Biden as the “president-elect” on Sunday, despite…
NSW’s clean energy plan means the federal government is even more isolated on fossil fuels
There may have been other weeks that packed in as many transformative developments in clean energy…
Why the next Congress is unlikely to legalize marijuana
On Election Day, two staunchly conservative states legalized recreational marijuana. A third of Americans now live…
Overlooked and unloved: how a global project could unlock the world of parasites
The leech craze of the 1800s put parasites on the map. Collectors (usually women and sometimes…
Ted Hughes reflects on the Rio Earth Summit, 1972
The great poet gets to grips with images of the planet in danger, even then To…