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"Changing all policy domains in all states to a fully liberal orientation might have saved 171,030 lives in 2019," researchers estimate, "while changing them to a fully conservative orientation might have cost 217,635 lives."
Simply put, the elections are "tightening" because rightwing billionaires and giant corporations are pouring billions of dollars into advertising. And advertising works.
Plant-based advocates refer to meat reduction efforts as a sort of "Green New Meal"—an opportunity to teach students about the impacts of our current factory farm-dominated food system on our health, animals, and the environment.
