by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 02 April 2024 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Strike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/the-green-new-deal-from-below-or-from-above/ Listen to the audio version >> While the original Green New Deal congressional resolution primarily envisioned a program at the federal level, activists and governments in local, state, regional, and civil society arenas have gone ahead and… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 19 February 2024 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Strike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/popular-enforcement-of-international-law-from-vietnam-to-gaza/ Listen to the audio version >> The International Court of Justice has found that Israel’s actions in Gaza may constitute genocide in violation of international law. A US District Court has endorsed that finding and added, “It… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 02 February 2024 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Strike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/how-the-green-new-deal-from-below-integrates-diverse-constituencies/ Listen to the audio version >> Green New Deal initiatives at local, state, regional, and civil society levels around the country have drawn together diverse, sometimes isolated, or even conflicted constituencies around common programs for climate, jobs,… Read More »

by Bob Buzzanco and Scott Parkin, originally published 18 January 2024 on CounterPunch, accessible here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/18/jeremy-brecher-on-how-labor-and-climate-movements-build-power-from-below/ FacebookTwitterRedditEmail In the latest Green and Red Podcast, Bob and Scott talk with author, labor historian and activist Jeremy Brecher who’s been engaged at the intersection of labor, the environment, and the climate for decades. Over 50 years ago,… Read More »