Новости за 23.07.2016

There might be no issue that splits so neatly along party lines as climate change. While Democrats have all but consensed on the existence of man-made global warming, Republicans have staked out their place as the party of denial. But with climate-fueled chaos on the horizon, trumping Trump’s climate plan may not be enough to stave off the end of the world as we know it—and progressive activists are looking for more ambition on their side of the aisle. 

Last summer, in the early stages of the GOP nominating process, culture warriors like Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee talked about same-sex marriage and abortion. Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and other establishment figures talked about things like taxes and education. They believed they were competing in a traditional GOP campaign. They were mistaken. Trump made this clear at the very first debate.