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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Greta Thunberg Makes Adults Squirm

Why has the 16-year-old been so influential, when so many other activists haven’t broken through? Plus: Has the press learned anything from 2016?

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The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg watches as U.S. President Donald Trump enters the United Nations to speak with reporters. (Andrew Hofstetter / Reuters)

This July was the hottest month for the planet. Greenland, of recent fame, The from a United Nations–led scientific panel has nothing but frightening things to say about land

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