Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
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We’ve all heard the excuse that fighting climate change will cost jobs. A handful of politicians, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Randy Bryce, are rebutting that argument with a new package of policies that pairs labor programs with climate action. It’s called the Green New Deal, and you can learn all about it in our Green New Video.
If you want to learn more, check out our sources – Huffington Post's Alexander Kaufman also wrote a couple of good pieces on the Green New Deal:
huffingtonpost.com/entry/green-new-deal_us_5b3146c3e4b0b5e692f0912e
huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-green-jobs_us_5bd215a7e4b0d38b588176be
And, as always, check out Grist.org for all kinds of coverage about climate change and future that doesn't suck.
Sources:
Data for Progress
dataforprogress.org/green-new-deal
Gallup
news.gallup.com/poll/1615/environment.aspx
Rasmussen
rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2018/46_favor_government_guaranteed_jobs_for_all
Fireside Chats, UVA Miller Center
millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/may-7-1933-fireside-chat-2-progress-during-first-two-months
Bureau of Labor Statistics (unemployment statistics and pre 1947 estimates)
Interviews:
Greg Carlock, twitter.com/gregorytcarlock
Kevin de León, twitter.com/kdeleon
Abdul El-Sayed, twitter.com/AbdulElSayed
Subscribe here: bit.ly/2qvfeRp
We’ve all heard the excuse that fighting climate change will cost jobs. A handful of politicians, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Randy Bryce, are rebutting that argument with a new package of policies that pairs labor programs with climate action. It’s called the Green New Deal, and you can learn all about it in our Green New Video.
If you want to learn more, check out our sources – Huffington Post's Alexander Kaufman also wrote a couple of good pieces on the Green New Deal:
huffingtonpost.com/entry/green-new-deal_us_5b3146c3e4b0b5e692f0912e
huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-green-jobs_us_5bd215a7e4b0d38b588176be
And, as always, check out Grist.org for all kinds of coverage about climate change and future that doesn't suck.
Sources:
Data for Progress
dataforprogress.org/green-new-deal
Gallup
news.gallup.com/poll/1615/environment.aspx
Rasmussen
rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2018/46_favor_government_guaranteed_jobs_for_all
Fireside Chats, UVA Miller Center
millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/may-7-1933-fireside-chat-2-progress-during-first-two-months
Bureau of Labor Statistics (unemployment statistics and pre 1947 estimates)
Interviews:
Greg Carlock, twitter.com/gregorytcarlock
Kevin de León, twitter.com/kdeleon
Abdul El-Sayed, twitter.com/AbdulElSayed
