Zoë Carpenter
Zoë Carpenter is The Nation's associate Washington editor. She has written for Rolling Stone, Guernica and the Poughkeepsie Journal. An Oregon native, Zoë studied writing and environmental politics at Vassar College. Follow her on Twitter: @ZoeSCarpenter.
ALL POSTS BY Zoë Carpenter
March 23, 2014The campaign against Dr. Vivek Murthy is the continuation of a longstanding effort to make the discussion of gun violence taboo.
February 3, 2014The State Department's long-awaited environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline is a disappointment for green groups like 350.org, who are now expected to step up their fight against the project.
October 11, 2013The Committee to Protect Journalists says the Obama administration is the least accessible president in decades.
September 5, 2013Secretary of State John Kerry claims the president has the constitutional power to ignore Congress's vote on Syria. Constitutional scholars disagree.
August 28, 2013A study looked at high-earning CEOs performances over the past 20 years and found that compensation isn't at all reflective of a job well done.
