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Green New Deal
Jim Crow in Our Climate Crisis
Extreme weather is blowback from energy systems that were designed and operated in ways that entrenched inequalities.
Mozambique Is Drowning. Nebraska Has Flooded. We Need a Green New Deal.
From mass death and displacement in Mozambique to flooded farms in Kansas, the climate refugee crisis is spreading.
Who’s Behind Trump’s Claim the Green New Deal Will Cost $100 Trillion?
This is an example of how local concerns about renewable energy projects are often exploited by political operatives.
Why Unions Must Bargain Over Climate Change
Leadership needs to see the Green New Deal as a tool against austerity politics.
With Today’s #ClimateStrike, Young Activists Seize the Narrative
The mass student walkout reveals what is at stake for a generation determined to fight for a livable future.
Can We Parent the Climate-Change Generation? Or Should They Parent Us?
Young people across the world are striking to draw attention to the ravages of climate change.
Transformative Climate Action Is Possible — If Polluters Stay Away
We need strong firewalls separating Big Oil and other polluters from climate policymaking.
The 2020 Democrats of the “Anti-Green New Deal Coalition”
Some 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls show less-than-full-throated support for the Green New Deal.
Trump Budget Would Cut Spending for Nearly Every Agency Except Pentagon
Trump is requesting an unprecedented level of military spending.
A Green New Deal Must Not Be Tied to Economic Growth
We must not reproduce the ideology of capitalist growth, which created the climate crisis in the first place.