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Jon Rynn
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Writing about a Green New Deal since 2008, PhD political science from CUNY,author Manufacturing Green Prosperity: The power to rebuild the American middle class. Writings at jonrynn.com, GreenNewDealPlan.com
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As global warming intensifies storms, droughts and wildfires, scientists warn that “the window to prevent the worst outcomes is rapidly closing.”

Read about the new report on the state of the climate in @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Read the full report: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn
Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is 'hurtling toward climate chaos,' scientists warn.
www.latimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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really hard to overstate how horrendous the oil industry has been for every aspect of human society--the biggest source of industrial pollution and also the biggest funder of reactionary politics
October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you are into football listen to nick wright
October 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I gave it a try here, fpif.org/a-new-eco-ec..., lemme know what you think!
A New Eco-Economic Paradigm - FPIF
The coronavirus has exposed the failures of the global economic system. Here's a post-pandemic alternative.
fpif.org
September 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
As I argued in 2010 on the Roosevelt Institute blog site of the time, A Middle Class Renaissance with a Green New Deal, a copy here, globalmakeover.com/node/259, we need tens of millions of good, government-created jobs building new infrastructure, to achieve the goals Wilkins' writes about now
A Middle Class Renaissance with a Green New Deal | Economic Reconstruction
globalmakeover.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'm amazed someone is finally calling for a public electricity network. I've been calling for this for over 10 years, recently ran this, www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/29/t..., also, www.counterpunch.org/2019/02/15/w...

National infrastructure planning should be central to a progressive agenda
The Something in the ‘We Gotta Do Something’
"You can't fight something with nothing, you have to have an alternative vision...Trump had a vision...he had an explanation. To my view, Democrats really
www.counterpunch.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Also: because local businesses know pedestrian traffic is vital to their business!!

youtu.be/8FfBpvLaLl0
In Stockholm Car-Free Areas are Great for Business!
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
youtu.be
August 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
oops, I meant a few *billion*, not millions
August 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM