The Wisconsin Idea

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Making the Green New Deal Work for Workers

A true just transition means robust training, guaranteed jobs and pensions for fossil fuel industry workers.

Jeremy Brecher

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The Green New Deal Must Have a Zero Waste Policy

Disrupting the extractivist logic of capitalism is crucial to addressing climate change.

Kali Akuno

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How To Build the Zero-Carbon Economy

The Green New Deal sets an ambitious goal. Here’s how to get there.

Winona LaDuke

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How Trade Agreements Stand in the Way of an International Green New Deal

To reduce emissions abroad, the U.S. must renegotiate its trade agreements.

Basav Sen

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We Produce Too Much Food. The Green New Deal Can Stop This.

Overproduction spurs environmental degradation while the poor get left behind.

Eric Holt-Giménez

Culture

Thirty Years Ago, In These Times Predicted Our Climate Future

A 1989 article sketched out a worst-case vision of the future. Things got even worse than we thought.

In These Times Editors

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Electric Companies Won’t Go Green Unless the Public Takes Control

Private electric utilities are an obstacle to climate justice. Here’s how to build alternatives.

Johanna Bozuwa and Gar Alperovitz

Culture

This Isn’t The First Time William Barr Has Sought to Hide Information From the Public

We’ve been on to Barr since 1992.

Joel Bleifuss

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U.S. Out of Everywhere

The case for an immediate withdrawal from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Azadeh Shahshahani