A whole bunch of Sanders supporters got themselves elected to the DNC and changed the rules to make contested primaries easier. The Democratic party isn't some static thing that we have no control over.
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Anxious scientists brace for Trump’s climate denialism: ‘We have a target on our backs’
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As the Clock Ticks to Act on the Climate Crisis, N.C. Activists Target a ‘Carbon Plan’
(insideclimatenews.org)
It's a lot easier to reshape a political party than to dump them and start afresh.
Some states mail a sticker with the ballot.
He'd have months named after himself if he could.
There are a ton of things we should be doing to push Democrats. But not today — to even have a chance of any kind of activism to work, we need to elect them first.
US emissions peaked back in 2007
This leads me to believe that you're making an appeal to ignorance.
Newspapers in general have been having a tough time, but the NYT is fantastically profitable. They're basically a games, review, and recipe company with a side of news.
A union may well get their compensation up in line with industry norms
The Democrats have actually passed major new policies, with Harris casting the tiebreaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act:
It's not yet enough, but they've made over a hundred policy changes in addition
By contrast, the Trump administration went out of their way to roll back as many environmental protections as possible.
Given that choice, it's worth looking at how Stein can operate as a spoiler:
Scenario 1:
Harris: 1001 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 0 votes
Harris wins
Scenario 2:
Harris: 1000 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 1 vote
Tied vote, which goes to the courts and Congress, putting Trump in power
Scenario 3:
Harris: 999 votes
Trump: 1000 votes
Stein: 2 votes
Trump wins outright
This spoiler effect makes it really imperative to actively vote for Harris if you want to see any kind of climate action going forward. Republicans know this, which is why they're the ones funding the Green Party.
It's bad enough that the European green parties have asked her to step down.
The reality is that the Democrats are investing huge amounts in green energy
The Biden administration initially expected the law to provide some $370 billion in spending and tax credits for clean energy projects, but other groups expect the figure to be far higher as more companies and households take advantage of the law’s tax credits. The Brookings Institution estimated the I.R.A. could be worth $780 billion through 2031, while Goldman Sachs set a potential total cost of $1.2 trillion.
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In practice, those rules made it easier to have centrist primary challenges to Democrats in congress, rather than left-wing ones.
The big thing we need to change is the media environment. Much of the US is a news desert, so people are depending on things like YouTube shorts and Xitter for their news.