The single most important issue, long term, is climate change. The United States is the only substantive democracy where one major party doesn't believe in it. The US is also among the top-two carbon emitting countries in the world, along with China.
We have seen apocalyptic predictions about environmental collapse. Back in the '70s there was an apocalyptic Malthusian movement predicting food collapse. (Think Soylent Green.) The Green Revolution prevented that from happening, but climate change could re-create food shortages by altering ecosystems. Since the predictions of the '70s didn't come to pass, that engenders a cynicism among people prone to it anyway. Populist disregard for "experts" rears its ugly head again.
Frankly, every major parking lot in this country should be a solar farm already.
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