Roger Ailes with his wife, Elizabeth Tilson, on July 19 in New York City. Credit Drew Angerer/Getty Images (source)by Gaius PubliusIn case you're wondering about the date in the headline, November 9 is the first day following the next U.S.
by Gaius PubliusFormer Governor Bob McDonnell will no longer be prosecuted for public corruption and is being cleared of all charges. Bribery of public officials is now legal in the U.S.
These are your Democratic Party Fast Track villains in the Senate, at least the visible ones.
by Gaius PubliusCigna and Anthem are health insurance giants that want to merge. Cigna is Connecticut-based (the "C" in Cigna stands for "Connecticut") and pulls in over $1.6 billion in revenue. Its 2012 total assets topped $50 billion.Anthem, Inc. used to be known as Wellpoint, and if you click the link, you'll see that it too is a player.
This map shows anomalous U.S. methane emissions (or how much the emissions differ from average background concentrations) for 2003 to 2009, as measured by the European Space Agency's SCIAMACHY instrument. The Four Corners area [circled]—the area where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet—is the only red spot on the map.
Economist William Black discusses the Clinton transition team with The Real News. Continue playing after my programmed stopping point to hear Black discuss Trump's transition team.by Gaius PubliusThere is no question that if Donald Trump becomes president, corporations will have the run of the place. Trump is not a populist; he just plays one on TV.
Top Clinton insider Neera Tanden at a Google- and Elle-sponsored DC function (source)by Gaius PubliusShort and bitter-sweet. The primary election is mainly over (but not quite; there's still a black swan or two hovering overhead).
Emissions from methane (natural gas) are replacing emissions from coal, but not petroleum (source; click to enlarge).by Gaius PubliusMethane ("America's clean natural gas") is being touted and sold as the "bridge fuel" from carbon emissions from all sources, including oil. In fact, methane is turning out to be a bridge fuel away from coal only.
