Elected officials should stand against the powerful—not with them—when the powerful are obstructing reforms badly needed by working people and the planet.
Jeff Cohen is an activist and author. Cohen was an associate professor of journalism and the director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, founder of the media watch group FAIR, and former board member of Progressive Democrats of America. In 2002, he was a producer and pundit at MSNBC. He is the author of "Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media" - and a co-founder of the online action group, www.RootsAction.org. His website is jeffcohen.org.
The president’s name was on most of the placards, including the most prevalent one -- “Biden: Declare a Climate Emergency.” Many other pre-printed signs zeroed in on the president, for example: “SCIENTISTS TO BIDEN: END FOSSIL FUELS” and “BIDEN: OUR FUTURE IS ON FIRE” and “I WANT A FOSSIL FREE PRESIDENT.” There were homemade signs as well, from “PRESIDENT BIDEN: STOP MAKING IT WORSE!” to “F**k Joe Biden.
One of the first speakers was an African American climate justice activist from Louisiana, who began her talk by denouncing Biden for his “bald face lie” that he’d already declared a climate emergency. She warned of trouble at the ballot box if he didn’t shape up.
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