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Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?

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Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?

By Jake Bittle and Zoya Teirstein

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

When Joe Biden first became president, some found it hard to believe that he cared very much about climate change.

With a global pandemic raging, the former vice president and longtime senator pitched his 2020 campaign as a return to normalcy and a referendum on the erratic leadership of Donald Trump.

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Clean Technica

What Can The US Labor Movement Do To Build On Its 2024 Victories?

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With the recent election upheaval in the US government, it’s important to remember that the labor movement flourished in 2024. Workers across sectors and interests challenged wage ceilings, sought job safety and security, and looked to unions to represent their collective interests. The ascendance of Donald J. Trump to the … [continued]

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Musk Needs A Wake-Up Call About Reworking The US Economy, Says Senator Elizabeth Warren

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If there’s anyone who can offer a prescription to cure the US economy, it’s Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). It was her idea to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a way to stop scams and hold financial firms accountable when they cheat people. Now billionaire Elon Musk has bought … [continued]

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End of Green New Deal, Idiocracy, Social Media Opioids, & Tesla Risk — Video Chat

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Vijay Govindan and I sat down today to discuss Democrats’ “Green New Deal” (the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Trump trying to destroy it despite all of the economic benefits it brings across the US (especially in red districts and states), the era of “Idiocracy,” social media as … [continued]

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