Politics
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How Congestion Pricing Will Benefit New York City
Congestion pricing is already delivering results, but what can New Yorkers expect in the months to come?
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Four Value Propositions for Climate Action Under a New Presidential Administration
Jeff Schlegelmilch and Amy Campbell suggest four paths to consensus regarding climate adaption action over the next fours years.
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Aaron Stockel: From Byzantine History to Modern Politics
A soon-to-be graduate of the M.A. in Climate and Society program discusses his roundabout journey to climate science and politics.
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Reality and the Court’s Political Reality
The political agenda-setting process and the ensuing political reality cannot be divorced from economic, social, and cultural forces. The Supreme Court will find its legitimacy reduced if it does not accommodate that reality.
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Irwin Redlener on COVID, Politics, and Social Vulnerability
The director of the Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative discusses how inequality, politics and misinformation worsened COVID’s impact in communities across the U.S.
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Environmentalists and Glacier Activists Are Poised to Rewrite Chile’s Constitution
A newly elected constitutional assembly is charged with rewriting Chile’s constitution from scratch, with strong representation from Indigenous peoples and environmentalists, including glacier activists.
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Can We Escape the Vortex of Polarization?
A new book explores the complex reasons why Americans have become starkly divided into warring camps—and delves deep into how we may start pulling ourselves from the morass.
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The U.S. Is Back in the Paris Agreement. Now What?
What progress has been made and what could change with the U.S.’s reentry?
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What the Biden Presidency Could Mean for Climate Change
Unlike his predecessors, the president-elect has vowed to make climate change a priority starting on his very first day in the Oval Office.
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