by Jeremy Brecher | Oct 22, 2021 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher,Senior Strategic Advisor, LNS Co-Founder This is the first in a series of commentaries on “The Green New Deal–From Below.” This commentary explains the idea of a Green New Deal from Below and provides an overview of the series. Subsequent...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jul 15, 2021 | Just Transition, Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher,Senior Strategic Advisor, LNS Co-Founder Listen to the audio version >> To protect against catastrophic global warming, the United States is preparing to rapidly reduce the burning of fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas. As we transition to...
by Jeremy Brecher | May 5, 2021 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher,Senior Strategic Advisor, LNS Co-Founder Listen to the audio version >> Last year Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren called for “A Blue New Deal for our Oceans.” Since then, there have been many additional proposals for a Blue...
by Jeremy Brecher | Mar 26, 2021 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director Listen to the audio version >> What can we learn from the role of people power in the Great Depression and in the first year of the Coronavirus Depression? Based on the seven preceding commentaries on the New...
by Jeremy Brecher | Mar 5, 2021 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher,Senior Strategic Advisor, LNS Co-Founder Listen to the audio version >> The fate of Biden’s “Build Back Better” proposals–and of hard-hit working people throughout the country–may depend not just on officeholders in Washington but on the action...
by Jeremy Brecher | Dec 10, 2020 | Strike!
By Jeremy Brecher, LNS Research and Policy Director Listen to the audio version >> The climate plan released by Joe Biden in August presents a wide-ranging program for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The previous commentary, “The Biden Climate Plan:...
