The ideas contained in the Green New Deal can help us recover from the pandemic economic distress. They ought to be presented as a pragmatic solution to the current crisis, in order to combat the distortions already being pushed by some.

The reading list

• Europe's "Green Deal" draws controversy
• Right wing attacks the Green New Deal
• Vox on what a 'Federal Jobs Guarantee' would look like
• Vox on framing the GND
• Latest $3T package, the HEROES Act

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre