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Is Data Center Resistance a New Vehicle for Multiracial Democracy?

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Is Data Center Resistance a New Vehicle for Multiracial Democracy?
> When it comes to data centers, Americans are increasingly polling like a Dr. Seuss book. We would not like them here or there. We would not like them anywhere. > > Across partisan lines, politicians have gotten the message. Sure, Trump has called those who oppose data centers “backwards and poor.” Yet many other Republicans are warning that not taking a stronger stance against data centers will cost them the midterms. Meanwhile, leading voices suggest that opposing data center construction could be the issue that can salvage the Democratic party. > > This is people power at its finest. By getting in the way of billions of dollars’ worth of data center construction, communities are demanding democracy from a political system that has long felt out of touch and unresponsive.

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