Rashida Tlaib and hundreds of other activists staged a Green New Deal protest outside the Democratic debates

Climate protests have spread across the country, from New York to outside the Democratic debate in Detroit.
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Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) might not have had an appointment on the 2020 Democratic debate stage tonight, but she and hundreds of like-minded activists were making their voices heard nevertheless. "As many as 2,000 protesters" marched on downtown Detroit on Tuesday demanding the 2020 candidates' action on Green New Deal climate change policies, HuffPost's Alexander Kaufman reports.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.