We
Must Address the
Global
Warming Crisis
Many scientists believe that global warming is the greatest threat facing our planet, negatively impacting the lives of billions of people. Yet Congress is not acting and the media is largely ignoring it. Last year was the hottest on record in the United States. Worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record, the
government reported Tuesday. In the U.S. and around the world, we are seeing an unprecedented level of extreme weather disturbances.
In Congress, most
Republicans believe that global warming is a “hoax,” and few are prepared to
take action to cut greenhouse gas emissions. In terms of media, amazingly, all
last year there was one six-second mention of global warming on NBC’s
Meet
the Press, according to Media Matters. ABC’s
This Week had the
most comprehensive coverage, relatively speaking, with about 5 minutes of global
warming discussion.
To Bernie, “the scientific data is clear that global
warming is real and significantly caused by greenhouse gas emissions from
burning fossil fuels.” In February, he will introduce the most sweeping global
warming legislation in congressional history. “Every day that we delay in
addressing this crisis is a day that further endangers our planet. We must act
and act now,” Bernie said.
Read more about the senator’s proposal »
Read the Media Matters study »
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The
Soul of America
“Despite
such terminology as ‘fiscal cliff’ and ‘debt ceiling,’ the great debate taking
place in Washington now has relatively little to do with financial issues. It is
all about ideology. It is all about economic winners and losers in American
society. It is all about the power of Big Money. It is all about
the soul of America,” Bernie wrote in a column for The Huffington Post.
Read the column »
Watch the Ed Schultz interview
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Media
Monopolies
The
Federal Communications Commission could vote any day now to let giant media
conglomerates swallow up TV stations, radio stations and newspapers in America’s
top-20 media markets. In a Boston Globe column, Bernie laid out the
case for why more and more media consolidation hurts democracy.
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Lessons
from Europe
Families
in the United States have struggled to afford adequate child care, especially in
households where primary caregivers work outside the home. Are there lessons we
can learn from other countries? Bernie asked Heather Gautney, a research fellow
in his Senate office and an assistant professor at Fordham University, to take a
closer look.
Read ‘Lessons from Europe’ » |
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