Politics2
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Columbia Students Join Youth Climate Strike to Demand Action
Joining the worldwide protests, students gathered on campus to push for politicians to take large-scale climate action.
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New York City Tech, Post Amazon
We should learn from our mistake in losing Amazon and do all we can to build the growing technology industry in New York.
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Youth Strike for Climate and the Ethics of Climate Policy
I believe we are in the midst of a paradigm shift in environmental politics. The idea that we must choose between economic well-being and environmental protection is being challenged.
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Amazon, the Global Economy, and Long Island City
This deal might not be good, but it’s necessary.
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The Age Gap in Environmental Politics
Policies may change gradually but the climate crisis is no longer emerging gradually and an issue for the future. The impacts of a warming planet on extreme weather and sea level rise are already being seen.
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New York’s Overly Political Approach to Mass Transit
The time for a comprehensive fix for this region’s mass transit is long overdue.
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Stepping Back From the Hatred in the Air
The two alternative universes of red and blue America have far more in common than they seem to know. It is time to focus our attention beyond these differences and focus on the far greater areas of agreement.
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The Politics of a Green New Deal
Tying economic development to environmental protection is a winning political strategy.
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Anti-Government Ideology and the Federal Government Shutdown
Building infrastructure, providing emergency services, maintaining social safety nets, and ensuring public safety require an open and capable government.