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August 12, 2019
Bob Moser
Texas Is Bracing for a Blue Wave in 2020. Yes, Texas.
Why Republicans are getting very nervous about maintaining their stranglehold on the Lone Star State.
June 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump is preparing an actual bailout of the coal industry.
February 23, 2018
Emily Atkin
Rick Perry was asked at CPAC if Trump can really save coal. Perry dodged.
November 9, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump to World: Fossil Fuels Are Good for You
No longer content to just deny climate change, the administration is now making the moral case for burning oil and coal.
October 30, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Gang of Climate Deniers Has Grown Into an Army
He keeps picking deniers for top government positions: NASA might soon be run by a GOP congressman who blames global warming on the sun.
July 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Climate Scientist
Legal attacks, internet harassment, and a Trump-fueled "culture of fear" are making their work more difficult than ever.
June 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Rick Perry says he wants an “intellectual” conversation about climate change. He’s lying.
June 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
Cable TV’s Safest Space for Trump’s Climate Deniers
CNBC's "Squawk Box" has become the go-to show for officials like Rick Perry and Scott Pruitt to spout falsehoods about global warming.
March 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
A bunch of Democrats just voted to confirm Rick Perry as Energy Secretary.
March 1, 2017
Emily Atkin
Is the March for Science Bad for Scientists?
The Earth Day event has created a rift between those who want to defend their field and those who worry it will hurt their cause.
January 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
Rick Perry didn’t know what the Energy Department was until about a month ago.*
December 16, 2016
Eric Sasson
Democrats Need to Oppose Trump’s Cabinet Picks En Masse
If Democrats still believe that Trump is a threat to democracy, then they should act accordingly.
December 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Rick Perry, Trump’s pick for energy secretary, sits on the board of the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline.
July 11, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Rick Perry has settled for imaginary wall along the border with Mexico.
March 21, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The anti-Trump plan to launch a third-party bid has one fatal flaw.
September 15, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump's Crude Insults Are Effective Because They're True
September 1, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is the Favorite to Win the Republican Primary
August 6, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Highlights From the First Republican Debate Night
August 6, 2015
Brian Beutler
Tonight’s Republican Debate Is the Party’s Worst Nightmare
July 31, 2015
David Dayen
Rick Perry Has Finally Discovered the Wonders of Financial Regulation

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