by Sydney Ghazarian | Oct 30, 2023 | Articles
While protecting the climate will require millions of jobs, there is no guarantee that those jobs will be good jobs. In his new Commentary “The Green New Deal from Below and the Future of Work,” newsletter editor Jeremy Brecher describes how the local and state Green...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Oct 30, 2023 | Articles
A survey commissioned by the British charity Protect has found that concerns about being fired or victimized at work are preventing people from calling out their employers on the climate crisis and the wider environment. Fear of reprisals and uncertainty about how to...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Oct 30, 2023 | Articles
Yasmin Gabriel, Sr is a native of New Orleans, LA. When hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. Gabriel made a documentary about college students being displaced after Katrina. Gabriel moved to Georgia after the storm and worked to secure $1.8 million in funding for...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Oct 5, 2023 | Articles
By Sydney Ghazarian, LNS Staff The United Auto Workers (UAW) are making history with their Stand Up Strike against corporate greed, and for economic and social justice during the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Their fight is our fight too. We’re joining with...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Oct 5, 2023 | Articles
In a September op-ed, UAW President Shawn Fain and Congressman Ro Khanna say record auto profits should be used to address inequality and the climate crisis. “The climate crisis and income inequality are the two greatest challenges facing our generation. Both are...
by Sydney Ghazarian | Oct 5, 2023 | Articles
A recent article in In These Times by journalist Sarah Lazare says, “Mainstream media coverage of the UAW strike has implied that workers’ demands stand in conflict with achieving climate goals. That’s BS.” The article is titled, “The Big 3 Want You To Think Striking...
