Green New Deal Gaining Support, but Will It Work?
June 6, 2019
Presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are embracing the framework of the Green New Deal, the latest signs of momentum for the proposal among Democrats. But skeptics see problems. In Issues, an opinion columnist says the plan reflects nostalgia for an imagined past and further divides society, and he calls on a “vital center” of elected officials to forge coalitions on behalf of “politically viable and effective policy approaches” aimed at achieving a “resilient, net-zero carbon economy.”