Green New Deal. You've Heard the Phrase. Here's What it Means.
Trump on Earth
English - January 24, 2019 01:45 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MB - ★★★★ - 96 ratingsPolitics News Science Earth Sciences epa environment environmentalism trump climatechange currentevents environmentalissues globalwarming news politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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If there were a billboard top 100 for policy ideas, the Green New Deal would be at the top of the charts for several weeks running. It’s not a policy, or a bill--more like aspirations that combine swift action on climate change with broad social and economic reforms. Alexander Kaufman has been covering the Green New Deal for the HuffPost, and he joins us to talk about what it tells us about where our politics -- and possibly the climate itself-- are heading.