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Isolationism, protectionism, nativism and autocracy have become popular forces that may well undo the pillars on which U.S. leadership and prosperity have rested since 1945.

Donald Trump has vowed to undo the changes made by President Biden to Title X, the country’s only national, federally-funded family planning programme.

Even if abortion rights supporters secure a ballot measure in every state where that is possible, there will be no way for voters to undo abortion bans across much of the Midwest and Southeast without electing state lawmakers to do the job.

While President Joe Biden reversed many of those actions and made fighting climate change a centerpiece of his presidency, Trump has pledged to undo those efforts during his second term with potentially enormous implications — climate analysts at Carbon Brief predicted that another four years of Trump would lead to the nation emitting an additional 4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide than it would under his opponent.

While Trump was elected on a “burn it all to the ground” platform, he will not be able to undo everything we’ve gained on climate.