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Cheaper, Faster, Better: Tom Steyer on Winning the Climate War
Tom Steyer rose to public prominence as the billionaire investor and climate organizer who ran for president in the 2020 election on a climate-first …
1 year, 8 months ago
Military Power: Balancing Security and Climate Threats
The U.S. military is one of the world’s largest consumers of fossil fuels. And its carbon pollution is equally huge. At the same time, climate disrup…
1 year, 8 months ago
Erwin Chemerinsky: No Democracy Lasts Forever
Has the U.S. Constitution become a threat to American democracy? Does it need to be dramatically changed or replaced if secession is to be avoided?
Jo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Melissa Jacoby with Sen. Elizabeth Warren: How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal
Bankruptcy is the busiest federal court in America. In theory, bankruptcy in America exists to cancel or restructure debts for people and companies t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Anne Applebaum: Autocracy, Inc.
People think they know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top; he controls the police; the police threaten t…
1 year, 9 months ago
What’s a Climate-Conscious Republican to Do?
The leaders at the top of the Republican Party want the U.S. to double down on carbon-intensive oil and gas — and avoid reckoning with the damage the…
1 year, 9 months ago
Alzheimer's, ALS, "Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's—There's Hope
Dr. Paul Alan Cox is an American ethnobotanist whose scientific research focuses on discovering new medicines by studying patterns of wellness and il…
1 year, 9 months ago
Mike Madrid: The Latino Century
In 2020, Latinos became the second largest ethnic voting group in the United States. They make up the largest plurality of residents in the most popu…
1 year, 9 months ago
With President Biden Out of the Race . . . What to Expect at the DNC
President Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on July 21, and in the few weeks since, Vice President Kamala Harris has garnered enough de…
1 year, 9 months ago
What the FERC Is Going on With the Electric Grid
The nation’s electric grid needs to be expanded and made more reliable for our future energy demands and climate forecasts. The way we’ve built trans…
1 year, 9 months ago