by Judy Asman | Feb 24, 2021 | Articles
by Leo Blain What were you doing when you were 15? Homework, sports, parties, dances: these are standard fare for 15 year-olds. Claudette Colvin was no standard 15-year old, though. When she was that age, she sat down on a Montgomery, Alabama bus and refused to give...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
After many months of Republican stonewalling the HEROES Act, in December, Congress finally passed a totally inadequate bill to address the hardship of people hit by the COVID-19 depression. Now newly elected president Joe Biden is proposing new legislation–aptly...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
Groups concerned about climate, labor, and justice have been working diligently to develop ideas and plans for this promising moment. Here are some we encourage the Biden administration and Congress to study as they prepare: The Green New Deal Network has laid out...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
There is a massive pipeline underway in northern Minnesota that violates Indigenous rights and would carry the pollution equivalent to 50 coal power plants. Sign the petition to call for the immediate stop of Line...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
Labor-climate advocates in Connecticut have just proposed a Climate and Community Investment Act. Modeled on a similar bill in New York, its goal is to be sure green jobs created in Connecticut are good jobs, and that they are filled by Connecticut workers. Advocates...
by Judy Asman | Feb 16, 2021 | Articles
The two fastest growing occupations in America are solar panel installers and wind turbine technicians. There are nearly 3.4 million workers in the green energy sector alone, outnumbering fossil fuel workers by a three-to-one margin. Now workers in this burgeoning...