When schools achieve environmental justice, the whole climate benefits.
Green New Deal
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined?
Americans have a short window of opportunity to combat climate change, rectify racist policies, and conserve farmland. This policy would help.
“This is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.”
The protesters were relatively chipper, if subdued, on this Monday morning—a fitting time of day for a meeting of the Sunrise Movement. This national youth-led effort is pushing the Green
Naomi Klein’s new book “On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal” is essential reading, but does it go far enough in confronting the grim realities we truly face?
The city exhibits all of the problems the framework is meant to heal.
Socialist baiting of the last century won’t work against the new generation of political leaders.
It’s very clear that conservatives have one plan for dealing with the popularity of the Green New Deal: scaring the hell out of people.
It’s bold, it’s inclusive. And Ocasio-Cortez and the young generation behind it understand that economic power needs to be met by people power.
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