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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) tells Grist why he's crossing party lines to slash energy company subsidies and pour money into cleantech research.
Some very smart people got together for a Ford Foundation forum on "The Just City." What did they say?
“Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer lies what I call the Tropic of Chaos, a belt...
Where should you take your next car-free getaway? These six cities may not boast mass transit systems like New York's, but they do have what it takes to make discovering their best features an easy, fun, and affordable experience without a car.
This is how happy great places can make you. This is part two in a series on “great places.” Read...
A couple of weeks ago, I rode the Capital Bikeshare system in Washington, D.C., and I was some impressed. With...
Big Ag-friendly policy has put family farms in crisis, but Obama can reverse the trend if he delivers on campaign promises.
D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown says he's in possession of "research" conducted by a first-grade pupil that convinces him schools in the nation's capital should bring back chocolate milk.
Throughout history, there have been alternative, competing visions of the "good life" in America. What is the American Dream and what is its future?
