A Prospect roundtable
Green New Deal
Posted inPolitics
Turning Out the Young
How the Sunrise Movement is mobilizing the youth vote—with a mix of reluctance and enthusiasm—for Biden
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Privatizing Our Public Water Supply
Private water companies want to use the infrastructure bill to accelerate privatization. Why is Tammy Duckworth carrying water for them?
Posted inCoronavirus
The Next Corona Relief Package: What Needs to Be in It
Massive public-works outlays are needed—to get the economy out of the Corona Depression, reclaim domestic manufacturing, and meet long-delayed investment in modern and green infrastructure.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Let’s Get Serious About Fighting the Corona Depression
The economic impact could dwarf the 2008 collapse. We need a New Deal–scale response—and fast.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Fighting the Fossil Fuel Economy in Appalachia
With the coal industry dying, public officials are promoting fracking and petrochemicals. Activists are working to demonstrate that the region’s real economic future is green.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Decade in 11 Movements
The 2010s saw a surge in activism. Here are some of the highlights.
Posted inGreen New Deal
A Climate Case for the Industrial Heartland
Like the original New Deal, a Green New Deal can be a long deferred source of national planning for regional economic and environmental balance.
Posted inGreen New Deal
Green New Deal: The Urgent Realism of Radical Change
A socially just Green New Deal is far more feasible than skeptics think, as policy and technology. The challenge is the politics.
Posted inGreen New Deal
Getting to a Carbon-Free Economy
The urgent is attainable, and at entirely affordable cost.
