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Tag: Green New Deal

  • Is AltE Truly the Best Solution to Climate Catastrophe?

    Is AltE Truly the Best Solution to Climate Catastrophe?

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                    Child Labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo “Accumulate, accumulate! That is Moses and the prophets!… Accumulation for the sake of accumulation, production for the sake of production: this was the historical mission of the bourgeoisie in the period of its domination …” Karl Marx, Capital, Vol…

  • What Would a Deep Green New Deal Look Like?

    What Would a Deep Green New Deal Look Like?

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    Drawing by Priti Cox. The Green New Deal has attracted perhaps the greatest attention of any proposal for decades. It would guarantee Medicare-for-All, Housing-for-All, student loan forgiveness and propose the largest economic growth in human history to address unemployment and climate change.   But the last of these hits a stumbling block. Creation of all…

  • Green Party of St. Louis Endorses Howie Hawkins for President

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    n August 10-11, 2019 Green Party members in St. Louis joined others from across the state to hear from the leading contenders for the party’s nomination for President: Dennis Lambert, Dario Hunter, David Rolde, and Howie Hawkins. All had a very clear understanding that it would be futile to support a Democrat, because, even though…

  • Six problems for Green Deals

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    fitzdon

    If nothing else, the last few months have heightened awareness of the desperately parlous predicament that now faces humanity, with an accelerating climate and ecological crisis. So attempts to design assertive policy proposals are very welcome. The Green New Deal is the one that currently is getting the most attention and perhaps traction. So I…

  • Neoliberalism, Climate Movements, and the PR Paradigm, What’s Next?

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    En permettant l'homme, la nature a commis beaucoup plus qu'une erreur de calcul: un attentat contre elle-même. By enabling humankind, nature has made more than an error in calculation: it is an attempt on her own life. Emil Cioran, De l'inconvient d'être né. That the climate is changing and that the planet is on average…

  • What’s the deal with the Green New Deal?

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    mesrod

    Among the encouraging political straws in the wind are the growing momentum in the United States and the United Kingdom, two leading carbon states, for something called the ‘Green New Deal’. I have some questions about it.These are questions from an interested and, to be clear, broadly sympathetic amateur. I'm not raising them in the…

  • A Green New Deal Must Not Be Tied to Economic Growth

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    rsburke

    The Green New Deal narrative risks reproducing the hegemonic ideology of capitalist growth, which has created the problem of climate change in the first place.

  • How We, the People, Can Save the Planet

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    fitzdon

    The recent release of the proposed Green New Deal is a template, an outline identifying some of the most crucial issues facing the nation regarding climate change and a wish list of measures to address those issues. But there are plenty of legitimate criticisms too, and progressives would be wise not to let their desire…

  • The Green Old Deal

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    fitzdon

    There are a lot of things to like about the recent resolution for the Green New Deal. The commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the acknowledgment of the catastrophic events that will occur if the world does not act soon- these are all healthy signs. Like Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign which removed many stigmas about…

  • Why “Green Growth” Is an Illusion

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    Why “Green Growth” Is an Illusion By Enno Schröder and Servaas Storm Dec 5, 2018 | Climate Change | Sustainable Growth Wishful thinking and tinkering won’t cut it. Nothing short of a mass mobilization for deep de-carbonization across the global economy can avert the looming climate catastrophe.