Brad Plumer
Brad Plumer
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Brad Plumer is a reporter at the Washington Post writing about domestic policy, particularly energy and environmental issues.

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Merkel: Europe should be more like Canada! Wait, what?

Merkel: Europe should be more like Canada! Wait, what?

Brad Plumer

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the euro zone should look to Canada as a model for solving its deficit crisis. And who doesn't love Canada? Still, the analogy seems badly misguided. Here's why.

A brief history of U.S. corn, in one chart

A brief history of U.S. corn, in one chart

Brad Plumer

U.S. corn farmers are on pace to have their worst season since 1995. But how does this compare historically? A look at King Corn's dramatic rise over the past century--and why some experts are worried that the country's most important crop is in for a troubling future.

Auto bailout price tag rises to $25 billion. How high will it go?

Brad Plumer

A new U.S. Treasury report estimates that taxpayers will lose $25.1 billion on the auto bailout. But analysts note that the final price tag could be much lower--or higher--depending on when the government sells its shares of GM. And, of course, that number doesn't include the cost of not bailing out Detroit.

The physics of how animals shake themselves dry

The physics of how animals shake themselves dry

Brad Plumer

Normally we stick with standard-issue cute animal videos for lunch break posts, but today we're adding in a little science. David Hu and colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta filmed 33 wet mammals as they shook themselves dry. The results were surprisingly interesting.

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