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How Green Are Obama's Cabinet Picks?

Grist.orgJanuary 20, 2009.

From Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State to the EPA head -- here's a look at how green Obama's team will be.

Untangling Obama's Cabinet

Matt Stoller, Open Left. December 25, 2008.

There are real personnel differences between the team Obama is putting together and what a progressive administration would look like.

Obama May Tap a Strong Progressive to Manage Our Wilderness

Roberto Lovato, AlterNet. December 6, 2008.

The appointment of Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva to the Department of the Interior would bring much-needed political balance to the Obama cabinet.

What Does Barack Know About Peak Oil?

James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com. December 2, 2008.

The economy may go back up, but the decline in oil production can't be stopped. Does the president-elect know this?

All the Talk of a Depression Is ... Depressing

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. November 26, 2008.

The Democrats have always sung "happy days are here again," but it doesn't seem to be the right song for these hard times.

The Push to Appoint Women to Obama's Cabinet Is Threatened

Allison Stevens, Women's eNews. November 23, 2008.

Women's rights advocates are scrambling to make up for an unexpected shortage of cash to fund a push for female appointees to Obama's Cabinet.

A Swarm of Lobbyists Would Run McCain's White House

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. September 1, 2008.

McCain has already assembled his clique of advisors, and they don't have our best interests in mind.

If Obama Wins, Who Will Be in His Cabinet -- And Who Should Be?

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. August 28, 2008.

Obama's advisers will be the ones whispering in the president's ear and pulling the levers of executive power.

Obama Set for Staff Makeover in 2011, Bans Word \"Triangulation\"

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.