Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Backed by climate, health, and labor groups, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey on Thursday reintroduced the Green New Deal Resolution, which the progressive leaders have been fighting for since they first unveiled it in February 2019.
history, and built a new consensus in the Democratic Party—finally, it is understood that the climate crisis demands a full transformation of our economy and society that the government must lead.' “Across this country, millions of young people still dream of a Green New Deal,' she added. 'So as fossil fuel billionaires and right-wing extremists take on the battle for control of our classrooms and communities, we are fighting back.
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