Green New Deal

These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19

These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19 These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19

Outside the EU, most pandemic recovery spending has reinforced the carbon-intensive status quo.

Sep 9, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’

Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’ Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’

“Now,” says the senator who won an unprecedented primary victory, “is our moment to think big and take bold and urgent action.”

Sep 3, 2020 / John Nichols

A woman holds a large piece of cardboard above her head, with the words

How to Dismantle White Supremacy How to Dismantle White Supremacy

To end systemic racism, the country needs a comprehensive racial justice program even more sweeping than the Marshall Plan.

Aug 21, 2020 / Barbara Smith

Joe Biden

The Democratic Party Platform Needs a Pandemic Plank The Democratic Party Platform Needs a Pandemic Plank

The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force presumes that the economy will recover as the virus recedes and the world returns to normal. This presumption is wrong at every level.

Jul 29, 2020 / Emma Galbraith and James K. Galbraith

How to Move Biden Left

How to Move Biden Left How to Move Biden Left

Biden’s climate policy is an invitation to movements to keep pushing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Jul 27, 2020 / John Nichols

Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice

Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice

A Colorado progressive, with an urgent Green New Deal message, is closing the gap in a key Democratic primary for the US Senate.

Jun 25, 2020 / John Nichols

Students take part in a “youth strike to act on climate change” in France in March 2019.

Just Like Covid-19, Racial Justice Is a Climate Story Just Like Covid-19, Racial Justice Is a Climate Story

And Joe Biden’s possible endorsement of a Green New Deal is a good way to tell it.

Jun 3, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future

The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future

Henry Wallace, FDR’s vice president, argued 75 years ago that Democrats had to go big on economic and social and racial justice. That’s still true.

Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols

Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea

Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea

Citizens say they are ready for a renewed emphasis on making peace with North Korea and creating a greener future less dependent on fossil fuels.

May 1, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

Michael Moore

Meet the New Flack for Oil and Gas: Michael Moore Meet the New Flack for Oil and Gas: Michael Moore

Planet of the Humans is wildly unscientific, outdated, full of falsehoods, and benefits fossil fuel industry promoters and climate deniers.

Apr 30, 2020 / Josh Fox

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