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UNIVERSAL REMOTE

Want to fight the good fight under Trump? Work from home.

AT THE DAWN of the Donald Trump era, good ideas are being traded on how to fight back, stand up for marginalized people, and defend the planet: Run for the local school board. Donate to Planned Parenthood. Support investigative reporters (ahem).

Here’s one you might not have considered: Ask your boss to let you work from home.

Take climate change. President Trump’s pick for the Environmental Protection Agency is a climate science denier, but you don’t need the EPA to tell you that the hours you spend in traffic are hurting the planet. Transportation accounts

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