Farmers and Ranchers Know What Climate Change Feels Like. They Just Wrote Congress Demanding Action.
Farmer Leah Penniman is one of a coalition of 10,000 farmers and ranchers who sent a letter to Congress in support of a Green New Deal resolution.Jamel Mosely-Mel A coalition that unites farmers and ranchers behind the Green New Deal hopes to set a new tone for how the agriculture sector relates to policy solutions…
The Democrats Finally Debated the Green New Deal
CNN, Zuma The Democratic candidates sounded the alarm on climate change in the first presidential debates, but the discussion in June was so limited that they never really got into the details of how they’d solve the crisis. It was a different story this time around. It took more than an hour to get there…
The Untold Story of the Progressive Insurgency That Is Remaking Congress
Mother Jones illustration; GettyIt was like the first day of camp, but with blazers and better snacks. Three dozen of the most liberal lawmakers in the House of Representatives were gathered on the fifth floor of a House office building on the afternoon of January 10. New members, sworn into office just one week earlier as…