Senators Must Fight To Confirm Biden’s Judges
With his first slate of judicial nominees—who appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday—President Biden has already modeled a commitment to adding demographic and professional diversity to our courts.
Senate Democrats have a huge role to play in highlighting the records and qualifications of Biden’s distinguished nominees—to show voters what it can look like when our courts actually resemble the public they serve.
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32. Climate Change Is Real. Now What? (with Osprey Orielle Lake and Nourbese Flint)
On March 31, the Biden administration released the American Jobs Plan, including investments in green jobs like caregiving and clean energy infrastructure. On Earth Day, Biden further raised the stakes, committing the U.S. to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030. Even still, there are legislators that continue to deny climate change as real.
How do global warming and other environmental concerns affect the lives of listeners in coastal areas, or those who live near waste sites, or in areas where environmental concerns are hidden? What does environmental and climate justice look like? Now that the U.S. has reentered the Paris Climate Agreement, what next steps must be taken to address climate change and environmental injustice here at home? What can we expect from the Biden-Harris administration?
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A Tried and Tested Solution: Why Fair Representation Voting Just Makes Sense
Using multi-winner districts and ranked-choice voting in U.S. elections would dismantle the white male status quo in politics and help elect more women and people of color. Rep. Don Beyer’s Fair Representation Act will help to bring about this change.
