When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk?

The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda…

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/01/right-danger-heatwaves-children-class-politics-extreme-heat-billionaire-press

 

Elon Musk blasts part of MAGA as "contemptible fools"

A virtual right-wing civil war has broken out over race, class, immigration and the future of President-elect Trump's movement, and Musk is increasingly at odds with Trump's historic base…

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/27/elon-musk-contemptible-fools-maga-doge

 

A Christian group is pushing Bible classes in public schools. It’s working - The Washington Post

Todd Steenbergen leads worship services in church sometimes, but today he was preaching in a different venue: the public-school classroom where he teaches. “A lot of people will look at the Beatitudes and glean some wisdom from them,” he told the roomful of students, pointing toward the famous blessings he had posted on the board, some of the best-known verses in the Bible. “I want you to think about what kind of wisdom we can get from these today.” ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/a-conservative-christian-group-is-pushing-bible-classes-in-public-schools-nationwide--and-its-working/2019/05/08/f3bb490e-39e8-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html

Taking On Fake News About Climate Change | John Cook

Excellent presentation, not only on climate change, but resources for developing critical thinking and reasoning skills, and helping inoculate others from fake news on this subject....

https://youtu.be/X7Wv0AZC_D4

Making Sense of Climate Science Denial

In public discussions, climate change is a highly controversial topic. However, in the scientific community, there is little controversy with 97% of climate scientists concluding humans are causing global warming. Why the gap between the public and scientists? What are the psychological and social drivers of the rejection of the scientific consensus? How has climate denial influenced public perceptions and attitudes towards climate change? This course examines the science of climate science denial.
https://www.edx.org/course/making-sense-of-climate-science-denial-2

Race still trumps class for black Americans | Darrick Hamilton and Jennifer Cohen | Opinion | The Guardian

A new study shows shocking inequality persists for black men and women despite their social background...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/27/race-trump-class-black-americans

Race, Class, and the Contradiction of Contemporary Abortion Politics | Political Research Associates

As we mark the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, two facts about the current abortion patient population in the U.S. are especially striking. First, that patients are disproportionately poor, with half living below the official poverty line and another 25 percent classified as low income. And second, that these patients are also disproportionately women of color, as African American and Latina women together make up more than half of all abortion patients, despite comprising just 29 percent of the total U.S. population....
https://www.politicalresearch.org/2018/01/26/race-class-and-the-contradiction-of-contemporary-abortion-politics/