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Kate Aronoff

Kate Aronoff is a staff writer at The New Republic. She is the co-author of A Planet To Win: Why We Need A Green New Deal (Verso) and the co-editor of We Own The Future: Democratic Socialism, American Style (The New Press).

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September 29, 2023
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NYC Is Totally Unprepared for Climate Disaster (but Has a Lot of Cops)
If hordes of cops are going to keep polluting New York’s increasingly flood-prone subways, the least they could do is grab a bucket and be helpful.
September 29, 2023
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The White House’s Two-Faced Climate Rhetoric
Why do U.S. politicians insist on talking so much about a climate goal they’re so far off track from?
September 27, 2023
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How This Popular Climate “Solution” Could Tank Our Progress
Over the last few years, a drumbeat of academic research and investigative reporting has painted a bleak picture of carbon offsets.
September 21, 2023
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Biden Takes a Tiny Step Toward a Roosevelt-Style Climate Revolution
Climate activists are pleased that the president is creating a civilian Climate Corps—albeit still hoping for much more.
September 19, 2023
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The Lose-Lose Promise of Pledging Lower Gas Prices
Weirdly, the White House doesn’t seem to see much of a contradiction in continuing to boost domestic oil and gas production while championing climate change.
September 14, 2023
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J.D. Vance Doesn’t Care About Autoworkers
Neither the American auto industry’s endless quest for profits nor the global economic forces shaping supply chains fit neatly into the box of standard GOP talking points.
September 13, 2023
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Electric Vehicles Have Become a Weapon in the War on Autoworkers
How the greenest vehicles on the roads became the biggest flash point in a labor battle that could lead to a precedent-shattering UAW strike.
September 12, 2023
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BP Has Reached Peak Looney
The petroleum giant is parting ways with the CEO who was supposed to shepherd the firm to the future.
September 8, 2023
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World’s Wealthiest Countries Gather to Admit Continued Failure to Address Climate Change
The elephant in the room at meetings like the G20 is that, obviously, these nations are also the most prolific emitters.
September 7, 2023
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Teslas Are Cheaper Now, Thanks to Subsidies Musk Once Hated
Despite his public protestations, Musk will lap up federal funds wherever he can.
August 15, 2023
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The Case for Pool Party Progressivism
A year since its passage, the green spending law seems to be succeeding on its own terms. But is it fun enough to woo voters?
August 11, 2023
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WHO Head on Hawaii: This Is the “New Normal.” Actually, “Normal” No Longer Exists.
The extreme weather caused by climate change is upending our understanding of reality.
August 10, 2023
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Britain’s Hot New Import From America: The Climate Culture Wars
As the public sours on the ruling Tories, Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is making a last-ditch attempt to vilify the Labour Party as “anti-motorist.”
August 8, 2023
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Oil-Friendly Climate Advocates Shocked to Learn Big Oil Is Bad
Industry-friendly climate hawks have turned on Big Oil, but still hold out some hope for change. Here’s why they shouldn’t.
July 31, 2023
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What Florida’s Corals Look Like After Catastrophic Bleaching
What’s alarming about this year’s bleaching event is just how quickly the corals died.
July 27, 2023
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Biden Should Name and Shame Who’s Responsible for the Heat
Why isn’t Joe Biden talking more about the fossil fuel companies behind this summer’s deadly heat?
July 26, 2023
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Oil Companies Are Raking In Billions—but the Industry Is Still Complaining
The oil lobby’s whining this earnings season follows a familiar pattern: Blame Biden.
July 24, 2023
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Are We Really Going to Put Polluters in Charge of Carbon Capture?
The U.S. could be letting fossil-fuel-friendly states oversee the build-out of key emissions-cutting infrastructure.
July 20, 2023
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America’s Deadly Heat Isn’t (Officially) a Major Disaster
Why doesn’t the federal government recognize that this extreme weather is a catastrophe?
July 7, 2023
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The Fight Between the Sierra Club and Its Union Is Getting Ugly
The green giant is doing battle with its employees’ union following a major shake-up in May.

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