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Infographic: What Congress Would Look Like If It Really Represented America
Spoiler: There's not a lot of color on the Hill.
Environment
Ed Markey Worries that the GOP Will Repeal Gravity
Watch the Democratic rep sarcastically call out House Republicans for their draconian anti-scientific new bill.
Culture
C-Span Implies Muslims Aren't Democrats or Republicans
During a recent broadcast, C-Span 3 divided callers into "Democrats," "Republicans," and "Independents and Muslim Americans."
News
Your New Congressmen Are Richer Than Pretty Much Everyone You Know
A new report details just how wildly wealthy our freshman senators and congresspeople are.
Environment
Henry Waxman Making Sense: Historic Disconnect in Congress Between Science and Policy
Watch Henry Waxman rail on the influence of dirty Koch brothers money on politics and bemoan the fall of science in forming public policy.
Business
Infographic: Proposed House Cuts Are Tiny Slice of the Budget Pie
Think Republicans want to cut a lot of spending? Think again. Just look how tiny that speck of savings is compared to the whole federal budget.
Culture
Many Businesses Are Now Refusing to Hire the Unemployed
As the House Republicans block unemployment benefits, many unemployed people are saying being jobless is keeping them jobless.
Environment
Operation Free Finds Cure for Oil Addiction Disorder: The EPA
Is your member of Congress suffering from Oil Addiction Disorder? If so, there's something that could help: The EPA
Lifestyle
The Food Gods Speak: Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser Dish About Walmart, National Security, and Chicken Nuggets
When Pollan last ate a chicken nugget, whether Schlosser thinks that Walmart's new healthy food initiatives are for real, and what you and I can do.
Environment
Fred Upton's Own People Want Him to Leave the EPA Alone
House Commerce Chair Fred Upton wants to keep the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. Turns out it's not a popular idea. With anyone, really.
Environment
Death of a Climate Bill: The Comic
The long, slow death of a climate bill, in comic strip form.
Environment
Could Congress's Inevitable Climate Hearings Be a Good Thing?
File under glass half full: President Obama's head science guy thinks that Congressional climate science hearings would be a good thing.
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This Is the Way the House Climate Panel Ends (Whimper, No Bang)
It was probably inevitable that the Republican victories in November would translate to some serious trouble for climate legislation.
Lifestyle
What Does the Food Safety Bill Really Mean?
The Senate passes the long-awaited food safety bill, the first overhaul in seven decades.
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Representative Doesn't Care About Climate Change Because It's Not in the Bible
Representative John Shimkus (R-IL) believes that our climate is changing, but that God told him it will all be ok. Watch him explain.
Environment
Baron Hill: Congress's Best Climate Messenger?
Baron Hill presents an awesomely reasonable rebuttal to climate-change deniers-it's an object lesson for science-adhering politicians.
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Slideshow: Celebrities Who Have Testified Before Congress
Six examples of famous folks who went to Washington for a cause.
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Infographic: Congress Spends a Lot on Bottled Water
