Ben Adler
Ben Adler
Ben Adler is a journalist covering climate change, politics, policy and cities. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, Yahoo News, Grist, and The Nation, among others.
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If you thought the stakes for 2024 were already terrifying, we have some bad news
A Republican in the White House would ensure that the world blows past the threshold of calamity.
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Why the historic COP28 climate deal comes up short
Symbolic statements declaring war on fossil fuels can’t be the main focus of climate activism.
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Progressives to Obama: Don’t even think about raising the Medicare eligibility age
President Obama is said to be floating the idea of raising the eligibility age for Medicare—a potential concession to Republicans in negotiations over the
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The GOP plan to chip away at Obamacare
President Obama’s re-election means that his most important legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), can’t be repealed for the next four
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Study: Romney’s Medicaid scheme would throw tens of millions off rolls
It is one of Mitt Romney’s favorite talking points, repeated at Monday night's debate: that states can better run programs for poor people, and as
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Romney-Ryan Medicare voucher scheme could cause chaos for seniors
Turning Medicare into a voucher program, as Mitt Romney wants to do, would raise costs for most beneficiaries, a nonpartisan report recently found.