Stories by Faiz Shakir

Jacked Up Gas Prices Are Creating a Windfall for Big Oil -- Time to End Their $4 Billion in Subsidies From Taxpayers

Posted on May 5, 2011, Source: The Progress Report

Democrats on Capitol Hill are now pushing multiple measures to force a vote on eliminating the tax loopholes piece by piece -- will the GOP continue to shill for Big Oil?

Is Gov. Bobby Jindal Sabotaging Gulf Efforts for Political Gain?

Posted on Jun 28, 2010, Source: The Progress Report

He has delayed the deployment of National Guard troops, led a crusade to build sand berms thatexperts say won't work, and confused the planning of the spill response.

New White House Plan: Solve the Problem of Childhood Obesity in a Generation

Posted on May 20, 2010, Source: The Progress Report

The goal is so ambitious because the crisis of childhood obesity is so grave -- with the current generation of Americans on track to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.

Who's on the Shortlist to Replace Justice Stevens?

Posted on Apr 13, 2010, Source: The Progress Report

Three candidates are rumored to sit atop Obama's shortlist to replace Stevens -- will any of them garner a Republican filibuster?

Can a New Bill on Climate Legislation Get Things Back on Track and Counter Rising Attacks Against Science?

Posted on Mar 2, 2010, Source: ThinkProgress

Denialists have taken their rhetoric as far as to have one state rule climate change should be taught as a "debate." Can new efforts for a green economy set things right again?

Stop Murkowski: Alaska Senator to Deal Huge Blow to Clean Air and Global Warming Regulation

Posted on Jan 20, 2010, Source: The Progress Report

Her "Dirty Air Act" resolution would threaten the hopes for a clean energy economic recovery for the nation.

Why Is Mainstream Media Faking a Climate Scandal When There's Real Reporting to Be Done?

Posted on Dec 10, 2009, Source: The Progress Report

There is plenty of reporting to be done in Copenhagen, but instead the media is playing into deniers' conspiracy theories.

Who's to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation?

Posted on Nov 5, 2009, Source: The Progress Report

Yes, Inhofe is behind much of it, but he's only part of the problem.

Energy Bill Scrapes by House -- Will it Survive the Senate?

Posted on Jun 29, 2009, Source: The Progress Report

The focus is now on trying to make sure the bill clears the Senate and is not weakened by special interests.

Will the Right Succeed in Butchering the American Clean Energy and Security Act?

Posted on Jun 24, 2009

As Congress inches closer to ushering in a clean energy economy that protects our planet, the far right is ramping up efforts to block it.

Right-Wing Hate Machine Launches Vicious Campaign of Racist and Sexist Attacks on Sotomayor

Posted on May 30, 2009, Source: The Progress Report

The right wing media has gone to town with their vile rhetoric even as Republican senators have attempted to distance themselves from the hatred.

The Three Biggest Myths the Bush Administration Wants You to Believe About Offshore Drilling

Posted on Jul 15, 2008, Source: The Progress Report

Conservatives are preying on concern over gas prices by propagating false myths that drilling for oil off our coasts will lower the cost of gas.

Report: Massive U.S. 'Footprint' In Iraq Conveys 'Permanence,' 'Opposite Impression Is Needed'

Posted on Sep 10, 2007, Source: ThinkProgress

Constructed with slave labor, Baghdad will host one of the "largest and costliest" embassies in the world.

Gonzales Tried to Get John Ashcroft to Sign on to Wiretapping Program on His Sickbed

Posted on May 16, 2007, Source: The Progress Report

A new revelation from Alberto Gonzales' former deputy reveals an attempt at an outrageous attempt to get a bedridden John Ashcroft to extend Bush's unwarranted domestic spying program

Progress Report: Media Think They Know Best

Posted on Mar 28, 2007, Source: Center for American Progress

Journalists seem to have forgotten that they are supposed to be watchdogs -- not cheerleaders of government corruption.