Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Out of the mire man made of Earth, back to the father who gave us birth
In the Christian tradition, Easter Sunday marks Jesus’ ascent from death to eternal life. In Iraq, this Easter Sunday marked the death of the war’s four thousandth U.S. solider.
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Friday music blogging: Kathleen Edwards
Sometimes an artist you’ve categorized and filed away surprises you. So it is with Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. Her 2003 debut Failer introduced her as a total kick in the pants — an Americana-tinged female singer who combined disarming vulnerability with raspy, almost confrontational bluntness. The follow-up, Back to Me, sounded less varied and more […]
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Richardson endorses Obama
Bill Richardson, who aspired to be the “energy president,” has endorsed Barack Obama. In his endorsement letter, he cites race and this stuff: To reverse the disastrous policies of the last seven years, rebuild our economy, address the housing and mortgage crisis, bring our troops home from Iraq, and restore America’s international standing, we need […]
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Weak brew in Maryland
Maryland climate bill passes state Senate after being severely weakened: The Global Warming Solutions Act would require a 25 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions from Maryland businesses by 2020. But under the amendment approved Thursday, the state’s environmental agency would have to get the General Assembly’s approval each time it issued rules to cut […]
