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Workers everywhere are acquiring green skills and taking up green jobs. The share of green talent among our membership increased from 9.6 percent in 2015 to 13.3 percent in 2021 …
Skills are critical, but lagging, in the race to green the economy Read More
Former Czech Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla says our way of life is pulling into its final stop. He tells The Mint it’s time for the world to get off and …
All change Read More
“The future of the auto industry is electric,” President Joe Biden said in a voiceover to a video posted on Twitter Wednesday night. Automakers seem to agree with him. On Thursday, …
Biden, “Big Three” automakers join forces on EV goals Read More
Published last week in collaboration with the Initiative for Energy Justice and the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors, the report outlines the benefits of a proposal to offer solar power to 30-million homes …
Solar Power Buildout Would Generate Billions in Economic Benefits Read More
Japan’s new leader is looking to revive the nation’s economy with the same strategy that floored it. Dr. Chris G. Pope explains. Abe Shinzo stepped down in September after becoming …
Flogging a dead horse Read More
From the publisher: One of the most enduring ideas in economics is that unemployment is both unavoidable and necessary for the smooth functioning of the economy. This assumption has provided cover for the …
The Case for a Job Guarantee Read More
COSATU, South Africa’s largest trade union federation, has a plan to simultaneously tackle climate change and unemployment. Until now, a recognition of the link between questions about climate crisis mitigation …
South Africa’s largest trade union federation tackles climate change and unemployment Read More
A group of U.S. economists, academics and policymakers say the Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to fix the economy — and the planet — for the long term. If we’re …
A Green Stimulus Plan for a Post-Coronavirus Economy Read More
Randy Wray was one of the finalists for our #NotTheNobel prize in October and is one of the world’s leading advocates of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). It might sound like …
Theoretically speaking Read More
‘Naomi Klein’s work has always moved and guided me. She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations’ – Greta Thunberg For more than …
On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein Read More