Michael Grunwald

The Chicken Littles Were Wrong. But Americans Still Think the Sky Is Falling.

The list of false prophesies of doom by Obama's critics is long.

By Michael Grunwald October 15, 2014

Why We Just Might Avoid a Climate Catastrophe

Do worry. But here are the reasons to be happy

By Michael Grunwald October 9, 2014

The Real Silver Lining of the Absurd AIG Lawsuit

It's ludicrous that shareholders are suing the government over their losses, but at least it's a reminder that Wall Street financiers did take losses.

By Michael Grunwald October 6, 2014

Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky

First grandchild of Bill and Hillary Clinton

By Michael Grunwald October 2, 2014

The Real Truth About the Wall Street Bailouts

It happens to be the one we already know

By Michael Grunwald September 30, 2014

Sometimes the Government Puts Money in Our Pockets

The percentage of women who get free birth control has skyrocketed since Obamacare went into effect, providing new ammunition for the political wars over Obamacare as well as the cultural wars over birth control. But...

By Michael Grunwald September 28, 2014

The Politics of Nothing

Both conservatives and Liberals have accomplished much of what they set out to do a generation or more ago. So, now what?

By Michael Grunwald September 25, 2014

The Case for Staying Connected

We don't need to ditch the grid. We need to fix the power business

By Michael Grunwald September 18, 2014

The Fed Is Staying the Course, and That's Great

Why boring monetary policy is good

By Michael Grunwald September 17, 2014

The Second Age of Reason

Information overload will improve our lives

By Michael Grunwald August 28, 2014

Wall Street Goes Green

Why is solar booming? Finance

By Michael Grunwald August 28, 2014

Governors Behaving Badly

Rick Perry’s criminal indictment blurs politics and the law

By Michael Grunwald August 21, 2014

The Truth About Obama's High-Speed Rail Program

Don't believe the New York Times or the train haters who cite it: High-speed rail is not an $11-billion failure.

By Michael Grunwald August 11, 2014

#AskTIME Subscriber Q and A: Michael Grunwald

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By Michael Grunwald August 8, 2014

Wall Street Didn't Win—Financial Reform Is Working

The political system made the financial system more resilient—though not immune—to crises

By Michael Grunwald August 7, 2014

Andrew Cuomo Meddled With His First 'Independent' Commission, Too

The New York Governor pressured members of a utility commission to vote for privatization of the Long Island Power Authority, sources say

By Michael Grunwald July 25, 2014

Governor Rick Scott Shows What a Real Scandal Looks Like

The Florida governor has been questioned about his investment in a natural gas company and his aide's involvement in a rail project.

By Michael Grunwald July 23, 2014

Lower Health Care Costs Brighten America's Debt Outlook

Fiscal doom will be delayed thanks to lower health care inflation in recent years. But will Congress take notice?

By Michael Grunwald July 16, 2014

Global Warming Is Coming, but Climate Hysteria Doesn't Help Anyone

The Guardian's dire report of a climate-change catastrophe unfolding in Miami is a case of premature evacuation

By Michael Grunwald July 14, 2014

Here's How Electric Cars Will Change Your Home

How the homes of the future will generate and store their own electricity, turning your house into a mini-power plant

By Michael Grunwald July 14, 2014

A Heat Fan Who's Happy for LeBron

It's a bummer, but Miami will be fine

By Michael Grunwald July 11, 2014

Obama Restarts Solyndra Program, But Solyndraphobia Could Ruin It

Fear of repeating the 2011 failure of the cutting-edge solar-panel manufacturer could drive the Energy Department toward overly safe projects, not environmental intervention

By Michael Grunwald July 3, 2014

House Conservatives Are Right: Kill The Export-Import Bank

Some corporate subsidies are good and necessary. This is not one of them.

By Michael Grunwald July 2, 2014

We Need to Ditch Our Filthiest Source of Energy: Coal

Global warming is a terribly complex problem. It’s really a slew of problems: carbon problems and methane problems, electricity problems and fuel problems, sprawl problems and deforestation problems, supply problems and demand problems. We waste...

By Michael Grunwald June 23, 2014

Carbon Rules Show Bad Arithmetic

Why the numbers in the President's Clean Power Plan don't add up

By Michael Grunwald June 19, 2014

The (Slow) Greening of America

A new poll reveals that the U.S. is reluctant to recognize and address climate change

By Michael Grunwald June 12, 2014

The Miami Heat Will Win It All (But Not for the Reasons You Think)

The city might be a bit shallow and narcissistic, but the team is the opposite. The defining quality of its amazing run has been sacrifice.

By Michael Grunwald June 5, 2014

The Green Revolution Is Here

Clean power was on the rise in the U.S., even before President Obama’s carbon rules aimed to accelerate the trend

By Michael Grunwald June 5, 2014

Obama Rekindles Coal War With New Carbon Rules

For five years, the coal industry and its fossil-fueled allies in the Republican Party have accused the Obama Administration of waging a war on coal. They claim the administration’s new plan to limit carbon emissions...

By Michael Grunwald June 1, 2014

Hell and High Water

Two years ago, lawmakers fixed our broken flood insurance system. Then they broke it all over again.

By Michael Grunwald May 8, 2014

Climate Change Is Here -- But That Won't Make Americans Care

If climate action has to wait until we all feel climate pain, we're doomed

By Michael Grunwald May 7, 2014

What's Wrong With This Town

On Nerdprom Day, Washington is not just about revolving doors and sucking up. It does stuff, too.

By Michael Grunwald May 2, 2014

The Huge Obama Transportation Bill You Heard Nothing About

Did you hear about it? Probably not. Here's why

By Michael Grunwald April 30, 2014

Spending Earth Day at Ground Zero for Climate Change In America

We’ve all seen the iconic Blue Marble photo of the earth from space, the image that launched a thousand nature essays, but Bill Nelson and Piers Sellers are among the few people who have enjoyed...

By Michael Grunwald April 22, 2014

Republicans Want Us To Be Europe

The party that talks the most about the dangers of America going Continental is the one dead set on making it happen. When it comes to economics, the GOP is the party of croissants and lederhosen

By Michael Grunwald April 3, 2014

These Republican Scandals Are Not Scandals

Allegations of misconduct aimed at Florida Gov. Rick Scott are just the latest GOP "scandals" to be blown out of all proportion

By Michael Grunwald March 31, 2014

Give Janet Yellen a Break

The naysayers have it wrong, the Fed chair is doing her job

By Michael Grunwald March 20, 2014

The Long Road Back

Five years later, the White House makes the case that the stimulus worked

By Michael Grunwald February 20, 2014

5 Years After Stimulus, Obama Says It Worked

Five years ago Monday, President Barack Obama visited the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, his $800 billion stimulus bill. At the time, the U.S. economy was...

By Michael Grunwald February 17, 2014