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Is A Green New Deal One Step Closer To Reality?

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, and US Senator Ed Markey (R), Democrat of Massachusetts, speak during a press conference to announce Green New Deal legislation to promote clean energy programs outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, February 7, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

On today’s show we’ll speak with Varshini Prakash, the founder of the Sunrise Movement, which has spearheaded the grassroots movement for the Green New Deal. We’ll examine what’s in the recently introduced Green New Deal, and tackle some critiques from the right, center, and left. Then, in light of the controversy over racism and blackface in Virginia we’ll speak with the author of a fascinating new guide book for parents of white children called Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America.

Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.

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