The Washington governor’s focus on the climate crisis is prodding his fellow presidential candidates to develop their own Green New Deals.
Climate Crisis
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Five Responses to Climate Change Deniers
The climate emergency is undeniable. Here’s how to make that case.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Champions a New Deal—with a Clean Environment and Good Jobs
And a trade policy that doesn’t reward offshoring factories to nations that don’t curtail pollution
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Unions Must Lead a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
Some labor leaders have already scorched proposals like the Green New Deal even as affected sectors continue to lose jobs.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Democratic Party Divide Is About Theories of Political Power
Dianne Feinstein’s dust-up with activists over the Green New Deal revealed that progressives are unwilling to tolerate a political system that they feel threatens planetary survival.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Why Doesn’t South Carolina Care About Climate Change?
Democrats in South Carolina do not prioritize climate change as much as Democratic voters in other 2020 primary and caucus states do, according to a new survey published by the Environmental Defense Action Fund. And three major hurricanes since 2016 and several devastating floods apparently have not convinced Palmetto State progressives either, much less Democrats […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Want a Green New Deal? Then Challenge Global Capitalism
As climate change accelerates, communities of color suffer while corporations continue to rake in profits and the wealthy flee to safer locales.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Markey and Ocasio-Cortez Team Up on Green New Deal
Can an intergenerational alliance solidify a Democratic consensus on climate?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
ExxonMobil Can’t Hide Its Climate Records Any Longer
The Supreme Court has allowed Massachusetts to access the fossil fuel giant’s records—one of many legal challenges the company now faces.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Climate Change Heats Up Midterms for Gubernatorial Candidates
Climate change has forced candidates for governor in several states to confront growing voter anxiety about the issue in their final debates. In the wake of Hurricane Michael and toxic algae blooms, Florida’s gubernatorial candidates Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum continue to spar over climate in one of the country’s most high-profile contests. […]