Aaron Huertas
#Democracy is pretty cool. We should try it some time. @500womensci advisor, @medium writer. Past: @swingleft, @UCSUSA @CaterComNews @NextGenAmerica @NerdNiteDC
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Contact | Select Committee on Climate Crisis
Aaron Huertas
If you need to be in touch with the committee: climatecrisis.house.gov/contact
And be sure to check out the public request for information on climate policy: climatecrisis.house.gov/inforequest
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In A Hearing About Statehood For 700,000 Washingtonians, Republicans Focused On Jack Evans And The Founding Fathers
It was the first House of Representatives hearing on the subject of D.C. statehood for more than 25 years
Elizabeth Warren's big crowds? She has a plan for them, too
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thousands of people packed under the marble arch of Manhattan's Washington Square Park to hear Elizabeth Warren on Monday. They didn't show up by accident. The crowd was...
The Partisan Majoritarianism of Jamelle Bouie’s Court-Packing Argument
Our Constitution is about limiting democracy, and Jamelle Bouie doesn’t seem to understand that.
Teamsters refusing to transport GM vehicles in solidarity with UAW
The Teamsters' general president said the union will honor the United Auto Workers' picket lines.
Yes, a socialist can win the U.S. presidential election
Voters don't choose the candidate that best represents their ideas about government but adapt their ideas to the candidate they prefer.
Aaron Huertas
People vote on issues only in so far as they demonstrate whether or not a candidate is fighting for people like them. The issues aren't check boxes for voters - they have to be part of coherent story candidates tell.
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Most Americans say climate change should be addressed now – CBS News poll
Most Americans consider climate change to be at least a serious problem — including more than a quarter who say it is a crisis
Aaron Huertas
@past_is_future His expertise on public polling is rivaled only by his expertise on climate models.
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Vapers seek relief from nicotine addiction in — wait for it — cigarettes
“Juul made my nicotine addiction a lot worse,” one user said.
The Senate is Broken. Washington D.C. Statehood Can Save it.
As more Americans are concentrated in fewer states, we'll need a fix to better fulfill representative democracy.
NextGen America — Jobs
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Shut Up, Franzen
Climate change is real and things will get worse—but because we understand the driver of potential doom, it's a choice, not a foregone conclusion
ThinkProgress Was Always Doomed
Independent journalism fits uncomfortably with mainstream think tank politics.
Democrats, Stop Obsessing Over Base Turnout. Remember 2018?
This simply isn’t the time to bet on an untested hypothesis that sounds good but has never resulted in a real-life win.
Young people actually rocked the vote in 2018, new Census Bureau data finds
New data shows what fueled 2018 midterm turnout to the highest level in more than a century
Aaron Huertas
@PeterGleick World of difference compared to '16 though turnout was up across the board.
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Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump’s Hurricane Tweets, Sources Say
Wilbur L. Ross Jr. made the threat after the agency’s Alabama office contradicted the president’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit the state.
Democrats Need to Get More Ruthless
And to stop helping Trump’s re-election chances.
UN atomic wachdog confirms Iran installing new centrifuges
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations' atomic watchdog is confirming Iran is moving ahead with preparations to start using more advanced centrifuges, in breach of limitations set in the unraveling 2015...
Mark Sanford Will Challenge Trump in Republican Primary
Mr. Sanford, the former governor and representative from South Carolina, was ousted from his seat in Congress after becoming a vocal critic of President Trump.
What if We Stopped Pretending the Climate Apocalypse Can Be Stopped?
To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it.
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Aaron Huertas
This is grossly uninformed doomer bullshit. Jonathan Frazen is not a journalist and he doesn't interview people who work on these issues before writing about them. Why is the New Yorker publishing this nonsense?
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