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Climate Crisis
Factory Farms Are Poisoning Rural Communities. Will Biden Take on This Crisis?
Public health researchers say Biden must take action to protect the rural communities overrun by factory farms.
A Record Year for Hurricanes Exposes Racial Disparities on the Gulf Coast
Activist Hilton Kelley discusses deeply rooted racial disparities complicating disaster relief on the Gulf Coast.
Climate Refugees Will Soon Surpass Those Displaced by War
The world is already failing to deal with the almost 80 million people driven from their homes by violence.
Trump Removes Scientist Overseeing Key Climate Assessment Report
Michael Kuperberg is expected to be replaced by a climate change denialist who has described CO2 as “plant food.”
Progressives Helped Defeat Trump. They’re Readying Bold Demands for Biden.
Progressives have pledged to push Biden and Harris to embrace policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
Trump Officially Leaves Paris Agreement After Years of Environmental Wreckage
The agreement is largely symbolic of how the U.S. will act -- or not -- on climate in the next four years.
Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Shell Oil Over Hypocritical Emissions Reduction Tweet
The question was seen by Ocasio-Cortez and other critics as a gross deflection of Shell's own responsibility.
Youth Activists Are Transforming the Election by Leading Protesters to the Polls
In three major battleground states, early voting from people under 29 has increased by almost 700 percent since 2016.
An Effective Green New Deal Must Be Global. This Is What It Could Look Like.
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin's latest book gives us a concrete plan to deal with this truly existential threat.
No Matter How the President Spins It, the Trump Economy Is Busted
From his handling of COVID to his attacks on labor and environmental regulations, the president has been a job killer.