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Green New Deal
Michael Bloomberg Versus the Green New Deal
Bloomberg is an unapologetic advocate of fracking and natural gas who has huge investments in fossil fuels.
A Green New Deal Is the First Step Toward an Eco-Revolution
We need an ecological revolution to avoid catastrophic planetary change, says sociologist John Bellamy Foster.
Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Is a Product of Youth Uprising
Activists have made it clear -- politicians can get on board with the Green New Deal or “fade into oblivion.”
Here’s What a Green New Deal Looks Like in Practice
We don't have to wait for capitalism to end, we can stabilize global climate right now, says economist Robert Pollin.
Why Germany Leads in Renewables: It Has Its Own Green Bank
Germany's development bank is even larger than the World Bank, and it funds the country’s green energy revolution.
The Democratic Party Is Further to the Right Than Most Voters
On climate change, health care and free education, Party leadership lies far to the right of most voters.
The Green New Deal Is Happening in China
China’s progress in promoting electric cars and clean energy tells us a great deal about the US's potential to do so.
What Is a Marginal Tax Rate? The Rich Are Misleading You.
Most people don’t understand how tax rates work, and the wealthy are exploiting that lack of knowledge.
Pelosi’s Actions on Climate Fall Woefully and Inexcusably Short of What We Need
Varshini Prakash, founder of the Sunrise Movement, discusses more.
Ocasio-Cortez Proposes 70 Percent Tax on Mega-Rich to Pay for “Green New Deal”
Ocasio-Cortez told Anderson Cooper that taxing the super-rich would help fund the fight against climate change.