Chris Mooney
Chris Mooney is a contributing editor to Science Progress, a senior correspondent for The American Prospect, and also coauthors The Intersection blog for Discover Magazine. He is the author of three books: "The Republican War on Science," "Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming" and the forthcoming "Unscientific America," co-authored with Sheril Kirshenbaum.
Author's Articles
If Copenhagen fails, radical climate experiments may not be far away.
Mon Dec. 14, 2009 10:14 AM PST
For eight long years, the Bush administration has trashed and politicized the government's science agencies. How to kick out the hacks and flat-Earthers and let the nerds reign.
From Exxon-lobbyist memos to White House-deleted notes on the health impact of global warming, seven key dates in the Bush administration's eight-year scuffle with a green planet.
Who stands between us and a clean-energy future? These guys.
Forty public policy groups have this in common: They seek to undermine the scientific consensus that humans are causing the earth to overheat. And they all get money from ExxonMobil.
Siding with an antiabortion doctor, the FDA rejects easy access to a morning-after pill.
The sugar industry is fighting findings that link its product to obesity. And U.S. officials are echoing the companies' line.
For years, John Lott has provided a vital scholarly basis to the pro-gun movement. But now his research and his integrity are drawing heavy fire.
Mon Oct. 13, 2003 12:00 AM PDT
Dietary supplements can be deadly. So why are they being marketed to kids?
Answering Only to God: Faith and Freedom in Twenty-First Century Iran
By Geneive Abdo and Jonathan Lyons. | Henry Holt. $25.
By Geneive Abdo and Jonathan Lyons. | Henry Holt. $25.
