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The Green New Deal We Need Is Profoundly Conservative

Editors · September 17, 2020 ·

Green New Deal Marchers in Detroit

Charles J. Whalen
When congressional Democrats unveiled their Green New Deal resolution in early 2019, the agenda was praised by pundits on the left and vilified by their counterparts on the right. But observers across the political spectrum seemed to agree that the resolution was “radical” and perhaps even “socialistic.” Both sides had it wrong. The essence of that proposal, now at the center of Biden’s climate policy, is not only the Green New Deal we need; it’s profoundly conservative.

Filed Under: Current Issue, Economics, Environment, October 2020

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