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Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff is a Brooklyn-based journalist covering climate and U.S. politics, and a contributing writer at The Intercept. Follow her on Twitter @katearonoff.
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Inside Geoengineers’ Risky Plan To Block Out the Sun
Some scientists say it’s necessary to save the climate. An indigenous-led opposition says it will only save the fossil fuel economy. MORE
Features · November 15, 2018
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Any Democrat Who Takes Fossil Fuel Money Should Face a Primary Challenge in 2020
The fossil fuel industry's campaign contributions are a threat to democracy. MORE
Features · November 7, 2018
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Jerry Brown Didn’t Invite Grassroots Activists to His Climate Summit—They Came Anyway
While the elite discuss band-aids, organizers call for real solutions. MORE
Act Locally · October 4, 2018
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Why the Democratic Socialists of America Won’t Stop Growing
The inside story of DSA’s dramatic ascent. MORE
Features · August 9, 2018
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Socialists Practice Internal Democracy, Endorse Cynthia Nixon—And the Media Is Riveted
Mainstream outlets can't stop writing about how the NYC DSA’s endorsement of Cynthia Nixon was a model of democracy in action, unlike the Democratic Party. MORE
Features · July 31, 2018
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At the World Bank’s Climate Summit, Financiers Trade Carbon While the World Burns
At “Innovate4Climate,” the people destroying the planet gather to congratulate themselves on their climate efforts. MORE
Act Locally · July 30, 2018
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I Couldn’t Help But Wonder…Is Democratic Socialism Catching On?
Sex and the City star and New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is now a democratic socialist. MORE
Features · July 11, 2018
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Scott Pruitt’s Replacement at the EPA, Andrew Wheeler, Could Be Even Worse
Wheeler might be able to navigate his way around the agency more effectively than Pruitt—and therefore do more damage. MORE
Features · July 6, 2018
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A Socialist Woman of Color Just Turned the Entire Democratic Party Upside Down
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's shocking upset is the surest sign yet that the Democratic Party's future lies in its left flank—and in challenging capitalism head-on. MORE
Features · June 26, 2018
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why She Wants to Abolish ICE and Upend the Democratic Party
In an interview, the left primary challenger discusses everything from how Democrats have failed to protect working class interests to the need for a Marshall plan for Puerto Rico and why her democratic socialist message is catching on. MORE
Features · June 25, 2018