So, in my dim view of the world, identity politics usually serve an ulterior motive. Climate denial serves the short term interests of coal, oil, energy, the au

So, in my dim view of the world, identity politics usually serve an ulterior motive. Climate denial serves the short term interests of coal, oil, energy, the automotive industry, airlines, you name it. All of those industries I expect to oppose this measure, unless there's a cynical effort to try to give industry more leverage over graduate programs by sponsoring students (loan forgiveness in return for work). At the federal level I think of identity politics as mostly garbage used to spin things cooked up by lobbyists, but maybe this congress is actually playing that game in earnest... Which is really terrifying, because those identities are bonkers.