by Margaret Flowers, originally published 26 November 2024 on Foreign Policy in Focus, accessible here: https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/11/26/people-are-creating-the-green-new-deal-at-the-grassroots-level/
People are taking action at every level of society from students and workers to tribes to cities and states to create the transformation we need.
The federal government, whether under Democratic or Republican leadership, has failed to address the climate crisis, instead investing in greater production of and dependency on fossil fuels. Those who are impacted by the consequences, from wildfires to droughts to record-breaking storms, have been left to fend for themselves. In response, people are taking action at every level of society from students and workers to tribes to cities and states to create the transformation we need. Clearing the FOG speaks with Jeremy Brecher, author of The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy, about the myriad ways people are organizing to protect themselves and the planet.
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