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Anger Is Stronger to Save the Climate than Calm Science, Say Scientists

October 11, 2021 By Erik Curren

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Learning that others are angry about climate change may be more empowering than messages about scientific consensus or growing public concern.

Filed Under: Abolish Oil Now Tagged With: abolition of slavery, conservatives, greta thunberg, polarization

Rural Whites Deserve a Fair Break. But they Must Dump the Language of MAGA.

January 12, 2021 By Erik Curren

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After 1/6, it’s gotten harder to talk about why America needs to do more for the rural white working class. Can they meet the rest of us half way, by dumping Trump and picking some other champion?

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, polarization

Why Rural Voters Swung from Obama to Trump — and Stayed Loyal to Trump

December 9, 2020 By Erik Curren

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It’s a mistake to dismiss rural white voters who swung from Obama to Trump as racists or dupes. Their economy shows that rural white people have good reason to distrust Democrats.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: polarization, Trump

Trump Loves Polarization and His Opponents Love It Too

October 24, 2020 By Erik Curren

Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein explains the partisanship that allows Republicans to put party before country by embracing Trump. But he says that Democrats aren’t much different in the ways they oppose Trump.

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: polarization

Who Really Loves American Polarization

November 26, 2019 By Erik Curren

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To weaken the U.S., Putin’s Russia works hard on social media to increase tension between American liberals and conservatives. But the oil industry reaps benefits too.

Filed Under: Abolish Oil Now Tagged With: polarization

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