by Johanna Bozuwa, Dana Brown, Ronnie Galvin, Saoirse Gowan, Thomas Hanna, Adam Simpson
The Democracy Collaborative weighs in on “wish-list economics,” making the case that in the face of extreme crises radical solutions are practical solutions.
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Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Freedom from Fossil Fuels” proposal not only eliminates federal support of fossil fuels but also includes “buying out and decommissioning” fossil fuel assets. That has broad public support.
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The world of “realistic solutions” to climate change revolves around the sun of the free market. The problem is that the energy market is not a free market.
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by Kate Aronoff, Steve Kretzmann, Isaiah J. Poole, Carla Skandier
Confronting the fossil fuel industry is the first step in achieving a livable future. We discuss how we take on the industry once and for all.
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The darkly entertaining “Last Week Tonight” segment on workforce automation lacked a systemic critique of the power dynamics of automation and the environmental costs of relentless growth.
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In this Yes! magazine interview, the Next System Project co-chair and senior fellow talks about his role in a lawsuit filed by a group of young people against the U.S. government for its inaction on climate change.
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by Jackie Fielder, Adam Simpson, Carla Skandier, Kat Taylor
Meeting the goal of transitioning away from fossil fuels by 2030 will require new thinking about how to pay for that transition. On this episode of The Next System Podcast, we talk to a banker, a climate and public banking activist, and a Next System Project researcher about that challenge.
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This proposal would create within the Green New Deal an agency explicitly designed to free communities from the unjust power of investor-owned utilities in a way that furthers decarbonization and transforms the economy so that it benefits everyone.
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