- Brad Plumer
- Reporter
Brad Plumer is a reporter at the Washington Post writing about domestic policy, particularly energy and environmental issues.
America's prison population is shrinking. But will it last?
The U.S. prison population shrunk in 2010 and 2011. But most of the drop is taking place in California, and it's still not clear whether other states will follow.
Reconciliation
Newt Gingrich does movie review, awkward first days in the Senate, and other links we missed today.
Why the fights over disaster relief in Congress keep getting worse
The federal government now plays a much bigger role in disaster relief than it used to. But Congress has never prepared for this fact.
Justice Dept. settles Transocean’s punishment for 2010 spill: $1.4 billion
Owner of drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico agrees to pay a mix of civil and criminal fines.
- Reconciliation
- The fiscal cliff deal helped wind power. But our wind policy is still insane.
- U.S. now on pace for European levels of austerity in 2013
- A tour of the International Space Station
- From NASCAR to rum, the 10 weirdest parts of the 'fiscal cliff' bill
- Auto sales saved the economy in 2012
- Auto sales saved the economy in 2012
- Graph of the day: Americans are drinking less and less milk
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Carolyn Hax gave readers advice in this weekly live discussion.
