Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney has been the most powerful VP in recent memory, and whoever gets the post next is unlikely to wield quite the influence that he has.

In his new memoir, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” Cheney opens up about some of the inner workings of the often-secretive Bush Administration.

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments about whether records from Vice President Cheney’s held-behind-closed-doors Energy Task Force are to be made public. Living on Earth’s Washington correspondent Jeff Young fills us in on the dispute and what’s at stake for energy policy and open government.