In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.
My grandfather (a 1917 Norwegian immigrant) frequently and proudly described himself as a socialist. When I asked him what he meant, he always pointed me to FDR, the New Deal, and his proposed Second Bill of Rights. And here we are again.
Job creation has come to a near halt. What explains employers’ reluctance to create new jobs in an expanding economy?
The Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities. “How are we going to win on climate under authoritarianism?”
Donald Trump’s attacks on environmental regulation and the administrative state are part of a right-wing class war — one that pits patriotic citizens against perceived liberal experts defending what’s left of the New Deal order.
Anger among Democratic voters nationwide over the Trump administration’s agenda and Democrats’ unwillingness to act as a bulwark against its overreaches also points to a growing desire for alternatives to the old guard.
Tech, AI or reindustrialization won't save us from global economic stagnation. Increased migration would help, as would deficit spending (particularly for public investment), and redistribution.
Local and state initiatives can act as ‘proof of concept’ for transformative climate and jobs legislation
Jobs to Move America is pioneering an innovative labor strategy that turns public investments in green infrastructure and manufacturing into opportunities for union organizing and better working conditions.
The question, “should Green New Deal policies by implemented from above or from below” is rather like the question, “Should I wash my hands or my feet?” The obvious answer is, “both!”
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