The Politics of Climate Change Need to Be Anti-Elitist
Painting corporate and climate interests as synonymous helps make the right’s case that only elites have the luxury to care about climate change.
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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