The former Oklahoma State Superintendent’s tenure was marked by significant controversy and manufactured culture-war grievances.
Dispatches From the COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil
Since 2014, I have attended every COP, always yearning for something — for anything — that provides real, concrete actions to effectively deal with this terrible triple threat. Lo and behold, my first interviewee this year stunned me by being well on his way to delivering a legitimate real-world solution for all three of these core issues....
by Alex Carlin | Nov 14, 2025
GOP Resurrects Congressional Pushback on ESG Investing
On October 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA), a doctor who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and fellow committee member Senator Jim Banks (R–IN) reintroduced legislation designed to prevent retirement plan managers from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments....
by Don Wiener | Nov 14, 2025ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
This past legislative session, at least 15 “grid reliability” and “grid stability” bills based on ALEC model policies were introduced in statehouses across the country....
by Colleen Scerpella | Nov 12, 2025After Years of Scandal and Drama in Oklahoma, Ryan Walters Sets His Sights on “Destroying” Teachers Unions
The former Oklahoma State Superintendent's tenure was marked by significant controversy and manufactured culture-war grievances....
by Colleen Scerpella | Oct 30, 2025Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties
As insurance industry underwrites fossil fuels, conflicts of interest emerge at the top....
by Matthew Cunningham-Cook | Oct 29, 2025
