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
September 18, 2013Most experts agree that the way the government measures poverty is out of date.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.
August 30, 2013Aware that a changing climate is bad for U.S. security interests, the Department of Defense is seeking to green the military. But some in Congress aren't on board.
August 24, 2013BP responds to our post about its resistance to spend more on cleaning their oil spill -- and illustrates yet another revolving door in action.
August 23, 2013America's capital is its richest city, and also one of its most unequal.
August 21, 2013After paying out $42.4 billion for the Gulf Coast disaster cleanup, the petroleum giant is fighting back.
August 19, 2013Last week, President Obama made good on his 2010 promise to restore the solar panels that President Carter installed in 1979.
