John Light
Producer
John Light is a writer and digital producer for the Moyers team. His work has appeared at The Atlantic, Grist, Mother Jones, Salon, Slate, Vox and Al Jazeera, and has been broadcast on Public Radio International. He's a graduate of Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. You can follow him on Twitter at @LightTweeting.
ALL POSTS BY John Light
April 22, 2016Scientist and Christian Katharine Hayhoe shares how she wins over those who doubt climate change is happening — by not mentioning climate science.
April 18, 2016Companies like H&R Block and Intuit are big spenders in Washington — and they're not trying to make our tax returns easier.
April 4, 2016More than one hundred people have signed up to march from Philadelphia to Washington, DC, to protest money in politics. Here's why some of them are doing it.
March 16, 2016Good government reform groups are cautiously optimistic about his record.
March 3, 2016Sanders' strong climate plan has provided an ideal that activists are pushing Clinton toward.
February 29, 2016SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, and voter ID laws have proliferated nationwide.
February 17, 2016In the last five years, more than a hundred corporations have left the conservative non-profit.
February 8, 2016The state's bizarrely shaped districts decrease the power of black voters.
February 4, 2016With our corrupted campaign finance system, elected officials design policy with special-interest money in mind.
February 1, 2016What 2015's fundraising numbers are telling us.
February 1, 2016More broadcasters will now need to disclose the names of groups funding ads on their airwaves. But dark money groups can still keep their donors hidden.
January 29, 2016The tragedy tells us a lot about America in 2016. Here are some key points.
January 22, 2016Both the fossil fuel lobby and the Catholic Church are paying attention.
January 12, 2016In a Q&A, veteran campaign finance reformer Derek Cressman says Americans are becoming increasingly aware that something has to change about the growing amount of money in politics.
January 8, 2016The Canadian company behind the Keystone Pipeline is suing the US government. It’s a perfect example of why many environmentalists are wary of Obama’s secretive trade deals.
