Top Republican Plans to Use Fossil Fuels to Make Puerto Rico “the Energy Hub of the Entire Caribbean”
House Natural Resources Chair Rob Bishop doesn't see renewable energy in the vision.
Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff is a contributor to The Intercept and a writing fellow at In These Times covering climate and American politics
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Controversial Contractor Was Behind Island-Wide Blackout, as Puerto Rico Debates Full Privatization
A blackout in Puerto Rico triggered by a subcontractor highlights the pitfalls of privatization.
It's Time to Admit That Half-Measures Can’t Stop Climate Change
As climate scientists call for a dramatic transformation of the world’s economy, a new set of deniers is starting to coalesce around something easier.
Andrew Cuomo Sees What's Coming. He Doesn't Know Whether to Run, Join It, or Destroy It.
The Working Families Party finds itself in what might be the most friendly political environment in its relatively short history, yet it's at war back home.
Striking Teachers in Coal and Gas Country Are Forcing States to Rethink Energy Company Giveaways
That all three of these teachers strikes have happened in states that have been historically dependent on the extractive industry is no coincidence.
A Guaranteed "Jobs for All" Program Is Gaining Traction Among 2020 Democratic Hopefuls
A job guarantee — the idea that everyone should have a job if they want or need one, and it’s the government’s job to make that possible — is back.
Climate Change Policy Is Proving Difficult To Enact Even in Liberal States with Democratic Control
Why do climate policies keep losing in some of the country’s most progressive legislatures?
"The Young Karl Marx": a Film Whose Time Has Come
The film provides a new generation of socialists with an accessible entrée into the ideas upon which today’s socialism is built.
Elizabeth Warren Says Democratic Votes for Wall Street This Week Are a “Stab in the Heart”
This week, 16 Senate Democrats voted for a bill that would peel back regulations on 25 of the 32 largest banks in the country. Ten of them co-sponsored it.
Teen Confronts DCCC-Endorsed Candidate Over His 100 Percent NRA Rating
As of 2017, New Jersey congressional candidate Jeff Van Drew enjoyed a 100 percent rating from the NRA for his position on gun rights.