The Current Affairs panel learns about the Green New Deal, discusses the American loneliness epidemic, and share what we think is the worst example of American political amnesia.
The Panel:
Tickets for the live show on January 26th at the Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. are HERE.
Further reading on the Green New Deal:
Here is Kate Aranoff with a great GND explainer. Here's Eric Levitz on what type of political action will be needed to make a GND happen. Here's Robinson Meyer on why a GND is exciting. Here's Vice on why a Green New Deal could destroy the GOP once and for all.
Further reading on American loneliness:
Here's a New York Times piece on why social isolation is killing us. Here's a Wall Street Journal piece on aging alone. And here's a loneliness epidemic story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Brianna's essay about working at a suicide hotline is here. The national suicide hotline number is: 1-800-273-8255.
Miscellany:
Here's Vanessa's essay on why every American deserves a nanny state.
Tickets for the live show on January 26th at the Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. are HERE.
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Did we mention that tickets for the live show on January 26th at the Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. are HERE.
