Green New Deal Earth Day Special Part I
It’s Earth Day and the movement behind the Green New Deal is growing by the day! On our two hour special we discuss the historical context behind the original New Deal and AOC’s recent town hall in the Bronx before turning to the grassroots struggles to build Ecosocialism.
Revolutions Per Minute - Radio from the New York City Democratic Socialists of America
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Show Notes
In part one of our two hour Earth Day special we’re talking about what everybody is talking about these days, the Green New Deal and how it relates to the broader movement for democratic socialism.
We begin with a historical analysis of the original New Deal and how class struggle forced capitalists to give in to workers’ demands for a more just society. Then we’ve got Sarah Lyons in the studio with us right now to break down a recent Green New Deal town hall that happened in the Bronx with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We’ll also be hearing from Tom Pike, a Democratic Socialist of America organizer in Los Angeles about their campaign to shut down fracked gas power plants.