Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic Joe Biden Should Propose a $750 Tax Credit Tonight—Then Drop the Mic
Tonight’s debate gives the Democrat a chance to make Trump’s tax avoidance the Republican’s albatross.
Sep 29, 2020 / John Nichols
What Is Chris Wallace Thinking? What Is Chris Wallace Thinking?
If he can ask about Trump’s taxes, he can probe the president’s climate denial.
Sep 29, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities—if They Seize Them Amid Trump’s Wreckage, Democrats Have New Opportunities—if They Seize Them
Turn Trump’s 2016-winning rhetoric against him to ensure victory in 2020.
Sep 29, 2020 / Marshall Auerback
Trump Wants Another ‘Bush v. Gore’ Trump Wants Another ‘Bush v. Gore’
The rush to fill the Supreme Court seat is motivated in part by a desire to turn over the election result to the judiciary.
Sep 23, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Can’t Take Any Option Off the Table Democrats Can’t Take Any Option Off the Table
The tendency to pretend the old norms still prevail is part of what’s gotten the nation to this awful crisis.
Sep 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center
Until recently, the US mainstream media featured more climate silence than climate science.
Sep 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do
Captain Trump wants to steer us straight onto the rocks. This election is humanity’s last shot to prevent utter climate catastrophe.
Sep 22, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Bill McKibben
Packing the Court—or Taming the Courts? Packing the Court—or Taming the Courts?
To undo the damage of the Republican takeover of the judiciary, Democrats are going to have to fight for the primacy of democracy over the legal system.
Sep 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump? Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump?
After electing Green New Deal champions in Democratic primaries, Varshini Prakash and the Sunrise Movement have their sights set on defeating Trump and the GOP in Wisconsin, Michig...
Sep 21, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team
Sanders delegates and other progressive Dems, worried about his ties to the military, want less Pentagon spending and more focus on climate change.
Sep 21, 2020 / Tim Shorrock