by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 20 September 2023 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Strike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/the-green-new-deal-from-below-and-the-future-of-work/ Listen to the audio version >> While protecting the climate will require millions of jobs, there is no guarantee that those jobs will be good jobs. The local and state Green New Deals that have sprung up… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 28 August 2023 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Strike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/the-green-new-deal-from-below-means-jobs/ Listen to the audio version >> Despite opposition to a national Green New Deal by rightwing politicians and the fossil fuel industry, many “Little Green New Deals” are under way at the local and state level –… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 26 August 2023 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Stike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/free-boris-kagarlitsky/ Listen to the audio version >>   Russian scholar and activist Boris Kagarlitsky has been jailed for a blog post on the Russia-Ukraine war. His recent writings range from a Ukraine peace plan to climate movement strategy…. Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 6 July 2023 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Stike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/green-new-deal-in-the-cities-part-2-need-and-opportunity/ Listen to the audio version >> While the Green New Deal has been largely blocked at the national level, it is thriving in communities, states, and cities. The previous Commentary, “The Green New Deal in the Cities… Read More »