by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 22 March 2022 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Stike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/climate-safe-energy-production-from-below/ Climate-safe energy is being produced locally all over the country in ways that also produce jobs and increase racial, social, and economic justice – fulfilling the basic principles of the Green New Deal.   Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 28 February 2022 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Stike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/negawatts-from-below/ Tired of waiting for the Green New Deal? Thousands of individuals and communities, cities, and states are taking climate protection into their own hands by creating their own “Green New Deal from Below.” This commentary portrays how… Read More »

by Jeremy Brecher, originally published 2 February 2022 on Labor Network for Sustainability’s Stike! Commentaries, accessible here: https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike/fossil-fuel-phaseout-from-below/ Protecting the climate requires rapidly reducing the extraction of fossil fuels. That’s a crucial part of the Green New Deal. While the federal government has done little so far to reduce fossil fuel production, people and governments… Read More »

A talk given by Jeremy Brecher via zoom for Shelter & Solidarity’s Deep Dive with Artists & Activists 13 January 2022 Watch online here