Vermont Senator and democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders announced his energy and climate plan for the United States early Monday.

The plan - called "People Before Polluters" calls for a revenue-neutral carbon tax - a path to 100 percent renewable energy and an end to fossil fuel lobbying and tax breaks.

In a nearly 5,000 word plan posted on his website - Bernie Sanders lays out exactly how he aims to keep our planet habitable and safe for our kids and grandkids - by putting the US on track to cut carbon pollution by 80% by 2050.

But it's not just for our kids - his plan will also create a "Clean-Energy Workforce" of 10 million good-paying jobs in the process - and will return billions of dollars to consumers by taxing the polluters who are causing the climate crisis.

There's no doubt that this is the strongest climate plan proposed by any candidate from either of the major parties - but hopefully it will encourage other candidates to take the wellbeing of our planet seriously.

It's strong - popular - and truly forward thinking policies like this that help explain why readers voted Bernie as their "Time Person of the Year."

-Thom

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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10pm... The GOP's stunning election advantage - Farron Cousin (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Tuesday's Daily Stack 

In for Thom today... Progressive Talkers Danielle & Shane-O.

 

Article: "Transcript The full text of Obama's address to the nation " by Christina Bellantoni.

Article: "Donald Trump: ban all Muslims entering US" by Ed Pilkington.

Article: "Establishment Republicans Rush To Distance Themselves From Trump's Plan To Ban Muslims" by Kira Lerner & Aviva Shen.

Article: "Trump Calls to Ban All Muslim Immigration, and 9 Other Absurd Right-Wing Reactions to CA Shooting" by Tana Ganeva.

Article: "Britons launch campaign to ban Donald Trump from the UK over hate speech violations" by David Ferguson.

Article: "Donald Trump condemned across world after calling for a ban on all Muslims entering US but insists: 'I. Don't. Care'" by Rob Crilly.

Article: "'This Will Be The End Of Trump's Campaign,' Says Increasingly Nervous Man For Seventh Time This Year" by The Onion.

Video: Karl Rove's election night melt-down over Ohio results on Fox News.

Article: "Anonymous claims it stopped Karl Rove from hacking the vote" by bondibox, Nov 17, 2012.

Article: "Donald Trump Is Our Jean-Marie Le Pen" by Barrett Holmes Pitner.

Article: "Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power" by David A. Meier.

Article: "Godwin's law" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sanders Releases Climate Plan, Calling For An End To Fossil Fuels" by Samantha Page.

Article: "Hillary Clinton proposes several new taxes 'to rein in Wall Street'" by Alan Yuhas.

Article: "San Bernardino shooters were radicalized 'for quite some time,' FBI says" by Faith Karimi, Catherine E. Shoichet and Dana Ford.

Case: "District of Columbia v. Heller", 2008.

Case: "McDonald v. Chicago", 2010.

Article: "Islamophobic Organization's Misleading Poll Used To Justify Donald Trump's Call To Ban Muslims From America " by Zachary Pleat.

Law: "Glass-Steagall Act", 1933.

Quote: "The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. A little hyperbole never hurts" - Donald Trump.

Article: "ISIS Pushes France Further Towards the Right" by Lucia Annunziata.

Article: "No charges against Chicago police officer who shot Ronald Johnson" by Ashley Fantz.

Article: "The First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum" by Rachel Maddow.

Article: "Senator Bernie Sanders Issues Climate Plan: Greenpeace Response".

Article: "Report: Man who shot at Henderson cops had 186 guns, anti-government books" by Ian Whitaker.

Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 8.

Case: "Korematsu v. United States", December 18, 1944.

Article: "Watch the Full Unhinged Trump-Cuomo Interview: 'You're Acting Out of Fear!'" by Ken Meyer.

Article: "Chris Cuomo Biography".

Quote: "He is interested in two things, and two things only: making you afraid of it, and telling you who's to blame for it." Movie Speech: "The American President" (1995).

 

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief 

Article: "Joe Biden: Corruption eating Ukraine 'like a cancer'" by Vince Chadwick.

Article: "Britons launch campaign to ban Donald Trump from the UK over hate speech violations" by David Ferguson.

Article: "GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to drop out on House floor" by Cristina Marcos.

Article: "Pelosi, Republicans see spending talks stall as deadline looms" by Mike Lillis.

Article: "WH Spox: Trump's Muslim Ban 'Disqualifies Him' From Presidency (VIDEO)" by Allegra Kirkland.

Article: "RNC's Priebus condemns Trump's Muslim proposal" by Politico.

Article: "Now I'm 100 percent convinced-Trump doesn't want to be president" by Ian Reifowitz.

Article: "Abedin to Trump: 'I'm a proud Muslim'" by Alana Wise.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Hour Three: Why It's A Big Week for White Supremacists at the Supreme Court
- Ian Millhiser, Think Progress Justice/Injustices: The Supreme Court's Nearly Unbroken History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted    

Article: "This Week Is The Superbowl For America's Leading White Rights Activist" by Ian Millhiser.

Law: "Help America Vote Act" (2002).

 

Article: "7-year-old killed, mother seriously injured after family friend shoots both" by Kaily Cunningham.

Article: "Selling Guns on a 24-Hour TV Network" by Mike McPhate.

Article: "ISIS Social Media Slows Down After US Drone Kills Top Recruiter" by Richard Esposito.

TV: BBC: Secret Iraq.

TV: HBO: Path to War.

Article: "Lee Fang".

Law: "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act", 1993 (Brady Bill).

Law: "Mulford Act" (1967 California).

 

Article: "Physicians Demand End To 20-Year-Old Ban On Gun Violence Research" by Alex Zielinski.

Article: "Gut microbes signal when dinner is done" by Chris Samoray.

Article: "Science Says Facebook Is Ruining Your Life" by Lauren C. Williams.

Article: "Exposed: 'Full Range of Collusion' Between Big Oil and TTIP Trade Reps" by Deirdre Fulton.

Article: "Costco, America's 2nd Largest Retailer Says No to GMO Salmon" by Nicole Mormann.

    

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