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Jill Stein Channels FDR: “We Need a Green New Deal”

Posted on
July 6, 2016
by Andrew Cullen
During the heat of the Democratic primary, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was quick to tie himself to Franklin Delano Roosevelt – especially when he was asked to explain his stance on Democratic Socialism.

Now, Green Party Candidate Jill Stein is working with a similar message – calling for what her party calls “The Green New Deal.”

Fixing the Economy and the Environment – At the Same Time

Issues of economic inequality have dominated the political discussion on both sides of the aisle this election cycle. It’s even one argument the two diametrically opposed “outsider” candidates – Sanders and Donald Trump – can actually agree on.

But now that Sanders has started to wind down his campaign and slowly converge with Clinton, Stein and the Green Party are looking to pick up voters from the #NeverHillary crowd.

Staggering student debt, crippling economic inequality and potential environmental catastrophe – “These are things we can fix,” Stein insists. “Like we did during the Great Depression. We had a New Deal then, we’re calling for a Green New Deal now.”

Stein’s argument is that by investing heavily in the renewable energy sector, America could essentially kill two birds with one stone. By her calculation, the Green New Deal would put people to work, and “turn the tide on climate change” at the same time.

“We need a world, and an America that works for all of us,” Stein says, with her twist on Sanders’ slogan, “and that puts people, planet and peace ahead of profit.”

How Does the Green New Deal Stack Up?

The Green Party’s “Green New Deal” is not far off from similar renewable energy plans laid out by Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

For example Sanders’ climate change plan makes the case that it “is every kind of issue all at once,” and that “the financial cost of climate change makes it an economic issue.”

Likewise, Clinton’s plan argues that transitioning to a renewable energy infrastructure would be a boon for the economy, and could potentially put scores of Americans to work. Especially in coal country – where Clinton has found herself included in Obama’s “War on Coal.”

But while Clinton and Sanders argue for reinvigorating the economy with jobs in sustainable energy, Stein and the Green Party go a step further. The Green New Deal advocates for completely replacing the current economic system based on “the phony economy of high finance” – and in 2016, that’s a stance that could easily find sympathy.

Now, if only the Green Party could get more people to listen…
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