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David Roberts

David Roberts

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    Latest articles by David Roberts

    How 2020 Democrats will address climate change through foreign policy
    We asked 2020 Democratic candidates 6 key questions on climate change

    Several ideas for improving climate security.

    By Umair Irfan and David Roberts
    Are 2020 Democratic candidates ready to scrap the filibuster to fight climate change?
    We asked 2020 Democratic candidates 6 key questions on climate change

    At least four candidates are in favor.

    By Umair Irfan and David Roberts
    How climate change ranks as a priority for 2020 Democratic presidential contenders
    We asked 2020 Democratic candidates 6 key questions on climate change

    Several candidates say they would take action on day one of their administration.

    By Umair Irfan and David Roberts
    What 2020 Democrats will do to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change
    We asked 2020 Democratic candidates 6 key questions on climate change

    Some candidates say they will hold polluters criminally accountable for their harm to the environment.

    By Umair Irfan and David Roberts
    How 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls want to help communities vulnerable to climate change
    We asked 2020 Democratic candidates 6 key questions on climate change

    Elizabeth Warren says she’ll expand infrastructure to protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather events.

    By Umair Irfan and David Roberts
    Climate
    Mike Bloomberg has a plan to clean up electricity and it doesn’t need CongressMike Bloomberg has a plan to clean up electricity and it doesn’t need Congress
    Climate

    Bloomberg would supercharge the EPA to get rid of coal and block new natural gas.

    By David Roberts
    The radical moral implications of luck in human life
    Science

    Acknowledging the role of luck is the secular equivalent of religious awakening.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    New conservative climate plans are neither conservative nor climate plansNew conservative climate plans are neither conservative nor climate plans
    Climate

    They are mainly designed to protect fossil fuels.

    By David Roberts
    Climate
    The next president can force the financial sector to take climate change seriouslyThe next president can force the financial sector to take climate change seriously
    Climate

    With the help of Dodd-Frank, the president won’t need Congress.

    By David Roberts
    With impeachment, America’s epistemic crisis has arrived
    Politics

    Can the right-wing machine hold the base in an alternate reality long enough to get through the next election?

    By David Roberts