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By Ben Jealous — Imagine the neighborhood your family has lived in for more than 150 years being turned into a deteriorating flood zone. Now imagine the flooding was caused…
By Ben Jealous — Imagine the neighborhood your family has lived in for more than 150 years being turned into a deteriorating flood zone. Now imagine the flooding was caused…
By Ben Jealous — Whoever would have thought fossil fuel industry front groups would make whales and other marine species a cultural wedge issue? However, thanks to a deception campaign…
Spoiler alert! Donald Trump will be allowed to remain on the ballot this fall. By Ben Jealous — One way or another, the Supreme Court is going to decide that…
By Ben Jealous — Far too often, big polluters feed us the lie that we have to choose between clean air or a healthy economy. Last week, the Biden-Harris administration…
By Ben Jealous — With the start of Black History Month, I brace myself for the mis-telling of Black History yet again. In schoolhouses and everywhere the stories are told,…
By Ben Jealous — February, 2021. A rare Valentines Day winter storm wallops Texas with snow and a deep freeze. The storm will knock out power for at least 69…
By Ben Jealous — Even Ron DeSantis had to admit, when pressed at a CNN townhall, January 6 was a bad day for America. Invariably, following this past week’s anniversary…
By Ben Jealous — If we’re going to realize the climate benefits of historic federal support for clean energy and jobs approved in the last two years, connections are the…
By Ben Jealous — The plot twist in the horror movies we love to watch at this time of year (including 1978’s “Halloween”) is used so often it’s no longer…
By Ben Jealous — U.S. Steel gave birth to Gary, Indiana in 1906. The city, named after a chairman of the corporation’s board, started as housing for steelworkers. The Gary…
By Ben Jealous — More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer. Their comments insisting that EPA…
By Ben Jealous — The last Apollo mission launched a few weeks before I was born. I grew up hearing people describe an audacious goal as a “moonshot.” What excites…