by Brendan Smith and Jeremy Brecher To talk of climate change or not to talk of climate change — that is the question. For the last several years many of the biggest players in the climate movement have argued that to save the planet we need to purge the words “global warming” and [...]

President Barack Obama recently established a Presidential Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. He told the first meeting, “The biggest challenge we’re seeing right now is that unemployment is way too high.” He asked them to come up with “some concrete deliverables” to lower the 9% unemployment rate. Here is a concrete proposal to [...]

Advocates for sustainability, under assault from climate deniers and drill-baby-drillers, are struggling to protect the earth from global warming, desertification, extinction of plants and animals, and other looming threats.  Why should they also be concerned about the escalating attack on America’s labor unions? According to a recent New York Times report, many governors and state legislatures [...]

You can hear the echo chamber reverberate the talking points: •    The Independent Petroleum Association of America complains that drilling permits and pollution are curbing job growth. •    The head of the National Association of Manufacturers and the governor of Virginia write a joint article called “Proposed EPA rules could hurt job growth.” •    Presidential [...]