John Light
Reporter/Producer
John Light is a reporter and 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
October 9, 2013Republicans claim that debt ceiling brinksmanship is a tactic employed by both parties, and historically that's true. But this time it's different. Here's why.
October 1, 2013 | Updated August 14, 2014House Republicans were willing to shut down the government over Obamacare. We take a look back at other critics and roadblocks to social programs that are popular today.
September 27, 2013Experts say we must take dramatic action on climate change in the next five to ten years. Find out why.
September 23, 2013The EPA's new regulations make it hard to build an old-fashioned coal power plant. But coal was already growing unpopular.
September 18, 2013A handful of very dirty power plants are responsible for a huge share of America's CO2 emissions. We mapped them.
September 18, 2013Most experts agree that the way the government measures poverty is out of date. We take a look at how it got so far off, and how experts recommend fixing it.
September 13, 2013A long-delayed Dodd-Frank provision that would expose CEOs who make hundreds (or thousands) of times more than their employees may be coming soon.
September 6, 2013A devastating drought played a significant role in sparking Syria's civil war. Is it an example of future climate change-related conflicts?
September 6, 2013Find out how you can help relief organizations meet the needs of those displaced by the fighting in Syria.
September 4, 2013Proposed EPA curbs on power plant emissions put Big Coal on the defensive and the industry takes a page from Wall Street in its response.
