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The Trouble with the ‘Green New Deal’
“The Trouble with the ‘Green New Deal’. As Democrats rally around a fresh-sounding idea, some as looking back to Obama’s $90 billion climate package–and its disastrous political blowback.” by Michael Grunwald, POLITICO, January 15, 2019 It’s hard to recall a … Continue reading
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Sunrise Movement: #ChangeTheDebate
I’ve been writing about the Sunrise Movement’s plans for 2019, summarized above, up to June when presidential candidate bird-dogging will become one focus. Bird-dogging is an election campaign strategy to get candidates to talk about the issues you care about. … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement 2019 (cont’d)
Yesterday’s post was about the Kickoff call for the Sunrise Movement’s plans for this year and describes how to host a house party to draw new members into the Movement. In March, the Road to a New Green Deal Tour … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement 2019
Together, we will change this country and this world, sure as the sun rises each morning. The Sunrise Movement, the youth led organization that is leading the work to make the Green New Deal (GND) a reality, held a webinar … Continue reading
Indigenous Led Green New Deal
Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People’s Law Project, sent a message this morning asking us to spread the news about the need for Indigenous wisdom and leadership for a Green New Deal. The countdown is on. One week from tomorrow, the … Continue reading
Quakers: Opportunity to Revitalize
Is your Quaker meeting growing smaller as the elders die, and few young people come? Or when young people visit, but don’t stay? Do you feel frustrated that your peace and social justice efforts seem to have little impact? How … Continue reading
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Yesterday I posted a link to the “60 Minutes” interview of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Anderson Cooper interviewed her about the Green New Deal which she is the primary proponent of in the new Congress. I’ve been talking and writing about the … Continue reading
“60 Minutes”: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The primary force behind the Green New Deal in Congress is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Yesterday’s interview of her by Anderson Cooper provides a good exploration of her surprising political victory, and of her vision of the Green New Deal. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-rookie-congresswoman-challenging-the-democratic-establishment-60-minutes-interview/
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Convergence of Community Visions
For years I’ve been writing to try to express a vision of community that came to me during Quaker meeting for worship, similar to what Martin Luther King, Jr, called Beloved community. For Dr. King, The Beloved Community was not … Continue reading
Impotent Climate Committee
In a blow to creating a Green New Deal, the Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives instead proposes a Select Committee on the Climate Crises. There is no prohibition against members of the committee from taking fossil fuel … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 