All Views Articles for 2019-09-07

Saturday, September 7, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to the crowd during the 2019 South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention on June 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. Esha Krishnaswamy
Climate Minimizers Don't Deny Climate Change—But Find Endless Reasons to Reject Sanders' Plan to Stop It
Instead of consulting obviously conflicted think tank experts to speculate about hypotheticals, these pieces could have looked at the polls: 69% of registered voters, including 44% of Republican voters would support the Green New Deal, according to a recent study by Yale University
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Christopher Brauchli
Betsy DeVos, Redux
It's a win-win for everyone but the defrauded students
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School lunch programs have been critical for feeding kids. Karen Dolan
US Kids Shouldn't Go to School Hungry
One might wonder why politicians would want to literally take healthy food out of the mouths of hungry school children
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A protester is seen during a climate change demonstration holding a placard that says, 'There Is No Planet B.' Julie Hollar
CNN Town Hall Went Deep on Climate Crisis—But Was Anyone Listening?
The moments in which CNN hosts tried to be "tough" on candidates were largely based on Republican talking points, like how much their plans would cost (ignoring how much inaction would cost), and whether Americans would be "forced" to drive electric cars or give up meat
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Democrats need to use the tools available in a rapidly changing digital landscape to reach 2020 voters. Scott Goodstein
Democratic Candidates Must Communicate Differently to Impress a New Generation of Voters
And they need to start now
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