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Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber is a reporter at Mother Jones.

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August 5, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Republican Candidates Are Not Clones
A guide to the policy positions that could make or break them in the debate
August 4, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Attacking Obama's Climate Plan Won't Save America's Dying Coal Industry
August 3, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Last Defining Court Battle of Obama's Presidency
Will the business-friendly Supreme Court gut his climate legacy?
July 31, 2015
Rebecca Leber
A Winter Olympics in Snowless Beijing Will Be an Environmental Disaster
July 31, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Campus Police Are Armed and Empowered
Why would a University of Cincinnati officer pull over a non-student motorist for a minor infraction?
July 29, 2015
Rebecca Leber
What Will Obama's Biggest Proposed Climate Action to Date Really Look Like?
July 28, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Hillary Clinton Keeps Ducking Questions About the Keystone Pipeline
How many different ways can she say "no comment"? Let's count them.
July 27, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Hillary Clinton's Climate-Change Plan Is Anything But Comprehensive
July 24, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Bobby Jindal Enabled Louisiana's Gun Violence Problem
July 23, 2015
Rebecca Leber
How Do You Make Sure Generous Paid Leave Doesn't Backfire on Women? Focus on Men.
July 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Martin O’Malley Apologized for Saying “All Lives Matter.” Should Hillary Clinton?
July 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Republicans’ Flip-Flop on Wind Energy Could Hurt Them in 2016
July 16, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Extraterrestrial Vote
On Pluto, aliens, John Podesta's X-Files obsession, and the 2016 election
July 15, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Shell's Arctic Drilling Adventure Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
Despite one screwup after another, the energy company is determined to strike oil there
July 13, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Scott Walker Is the Most Dangerous Candidate on Climate Change
July 9, 2015
Rebecca Leber
How to Piss Off Donald Trump
A guide for trolls, pundits, and political adversaries
July 8, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Status Update: I’m Running for President
When did presidential campaign announcements go from mega-events to Facebook posts?
July 3, 2015
Rebecca Leber
This Is What Your Hot Dog and Burger Are Doing to the Planet
July 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Clinton and Sanders Have a Shared Weakness, and Martin O’Malley Is Exploiting It
June 30, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Supreme Court Isn’t Afraid to Mess With Texas

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