The Oklahoma Governor’s Race Pits Teachers Against Oil and Gas—and Teachers Have a Fighting Chance
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Drew Edmondson, a former prosecutor and four-term Oklahoma attorney general, speaks during a news conference outside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Monday, May 1, 2017.Sue Ogrocki/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Oklahoma would seem like the least likely of places to be poised for a progressive comeback.…
This Climate Skeptic Could Lose His House Race After His District Was Flooded by a Hurricane
Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) could be unseated after nine terms in office.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Donald Trump swung through Houston last week to stump for embattled Republicans, Rep. John Culberson, who is in one of the most competitive races in the state, was…
The Future of the Flint Water Crisis Is on the November Ballot
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s been nearly five years since Flint’s emergency manager switched the city’s water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River, and lead leached off of old corrosive pipes and into the drinking water in homes all across the city. Two years later, in 2016, Michigan…
The Midterms Could Spell the End of the Bipartisan Climate Caucus
David Greedy/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the past two years, dozens of Republican and Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have banded together in the name of tackling climate change. This bipartisan…
What’s Really Needed to Fight Climate Change Is Money, and Trump Will Not Contribute a Cent
Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Under the 2015 Paris climate accord, 195 national governments committed to curbing carbon emissions to mitigate climate change. After the Trump administration…
Haute Cuisine From Backyards and Forests—in the Arctic Circle
After two hours at camp, Kähkönen sees on the iPad that the dog has stopped moving. Thanks to the dog’s bark recorder, he also knows it’s being loud—the dog’s instinctive response to the moose slowing down. He enters the forest, following the barks, and after three effortful hours, he alerts us to come with the…