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Entrepreneur and Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang speaks during the second round of the second Democratic primary debates, hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, on July 31st, 2019.

Andrew Yang’s Doom-and-Gloom Climate Statement Shows His Silicon Valley Roots

Yang, the long-shot Democratic 2020 candidate, is playing up his credentials as a pragmatist. But there's nothing pragmatic about letting climate change proceed unchecked.

Sharon Zhang

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson prepares for a television interview after the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre on July 30th, 2019, in Detroit, Michigan.

Marianne Williamson’s Ideas About Health and Disability Are Downright Dangerous

The threats that Williamson's ideas present to disabled people are not just hypothetical.

David M. Perry

A woman walks through a flooded street that was caused by high tides and sea level rise due to climate change on September 29th, 2015, in Miami Beach, Florida.

Environment

Climate Disaster Won’t Be Avoided With Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income and Relocation

In the second round of the Democratic debates, Andrew Yang said his platform would provide Americans with the resources they need to adapt to climate change.

Kate Wheeling

A protester unfurls a banner as Democratic presidential hopefuls participate in the second round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, on July 31st, 2019.

News in Brief

A Prominent Leader of the Women’s March Was Among Those Removed From the Democratic Debate for Protesting

Detroit police removed a group of protesters that criticized Bill de Blasio's handling of police brutality as well as protesters from an immigrants' rights group.

Kelley Czajka

Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders (I–Vermont) and Senator Kamala Harris (D–California) take part in the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27th, 2019, in Miami, Florida.

News in Brief

At the Debate, Democrats Slammed Trump’s Treatment of Detained Migrant Children. Did Obama Do Any Better?

Biden went after Trump for denying detained children beds, blankets, and toothbrushes. But the Obama administration did the same thing, albeit in different circumstances.

Jack Herrera

A group of people flip over an hourglass in front of the Democratic National Committee headquarters during a Green Peace rally to call for a presidential climate debate on June 12th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Environment

Democrats Spent 15 Minutes Talking About Climate Change at the Primary Debates

After DNC chair Tom Perez promised the issue would "feature prominently" in the debates, climate activists were disappointed by how little attention it got.

Kate Wheeling

Then-candidate Donald Trump, pictured at a 2016 campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on October 10th, 2016.

The White House Wants to Hold a Mock-Climate Debate. That Makes It Even More Important for the DNC to Host a Real One.

The Trump administration is trying to make climate denial more mainstream. In response, Democrats should center climate science and policy in their upcoming primary debates.

Sharon Zhang