The New York Times Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas. For Democrats vying to unseat President Trump, acknowledging climate change is easy. Deciding what to do about it is the hard part. The GOP response to climate change is Madd Magazine‘s Alfred E. Newman’s classic response: … Read more
“The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is scheduling a sham “show” vote today on a motion to proceed on the Green New Deal resolution, which Republicans hope to use as a wedge issue in 2020. McConnell aims to use Green New Deal to divide Democrats, but party is unifying against his … Read more
Beware the Ides of March, all you climate change deniers out there. The Climate Kids are coming, in massive and growing numbers, and they are in no mood to negotiate. Mark Hertsgaard at The Nation previews this week’s global youth climate strike on Friday, March 15. On March 15, the Climate Kids Are Coming: The … Read more
It is a time honored practice of government that when it wants to kick the can down the road until after public interest has waned in order not to do anything, form a committee to study an issue. Hence President Donald Trump, a long-time climate change denier, Every Insane Thing Donald Trump Has Said About … Read more
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls … Read more