This chapter explores the state of climate politics under the Biden administration, focusing on the Green New Deal and the youth organization Sunrise. It discusses the impact of the pandemic on climate action, the challenges faced by generational parameters, and the disconnection between national and local hubs. The chapter also examines the successes and limitations of the Sunrise Movement, the importance of engaging with issues beyond renewable energy investment, and the potential for climate and labor coalition building.
Featuring Amna Akbar, Gabriel Winant, and Thea Riofrancos on the emerging terrain of struggle. Is American liberalism exhausted or revitalized? What are the successes and limits of the new US left electoral strategy? Is there a new anti-electoral mood amongst socialists? Why don't we have a powerful climate movement? What forces are making and remaking the American working class today? The second and final part of a very wide-ranging interview.
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