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In terms of potential deaths and the impact on our economy, the crisis we face from coronavirus is on the scale of a major war, and we must act accordingly. We must begin thinking on a scale comparable to the threat...

A new oil and gas industry ad pushes back against growing calls to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for the climate crisis — by making the bold statement that it would be criminal not to produce oil and gas.

As we approach Super Tuesday, three numbers capture the stakes, the dynamics and the limits of the 2020 election.

This is a not an election to allow self-righteous ideological purity to obfuscate the need for a huge political uprising to block Trump from securing a potentially disastrous second term.

Iowa and New Hampshire were big wins for Bernie, but in neither state did his vote total reach 30%. Bernie will have to substantially expand his base if he is going to capture the nomination, not to mention succeed in beating Trump in November.

Bernie Sanders’s strong showing in Iowa is a turning point in the battle between the party’s establishment and left wing.

...inspire and bring into unified action the substantial majority of U.S. people who disagree with one another on many things but agree Trump and his enablers are a danger to people and the planet...

Instead of obsessively pursuing white, middle-class midwestern voters, Democratic Party leaders must protect and expand their base. The Democratic electorate the Republicans will “allow” to vote in November will not be enough to defeat Trump.