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#GreenStimulus and Beyond: A Resource
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to deepening global economic crisis. Even as relief efforts accelerate and immediate economic rescue packages are assembled, longer-term economic recovery proposals have begun to circulate. Many of these incorporate the comprehensive, society-wide response to the climate crisis proposed by the Green New Deal. To assist scholars, students, and activists in tracking these discussions, the Buell Center is compiling a working resource—with a focus on the period of mid-March through mid-May. It builds on recent calls for a progressive #GreenStimulus in the United States. To these have been added real-time analyses of the global financial system at various levels, and documentation of fast moving facts-on-the-ground.
May 15, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "America Is Not as Resilient as It Thinks It Is," New Republic
- David A. Graham, "Welcome to the Coronavirus Class War," The Atlantic
May 14, 2020
- Dean Baker, "Building an Economy That Works Again," New Republic
- Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, "The ‘American Way of Life’ Is Shaping Up to Be a Battleground," New York Times
May 13, 2020
- Mark Hertsgaard, "The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story," The Nation
- Nick Martin, "The Pandemic That Changed Everything Changed Nothing," New Republic
May 12, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "There Are Green Jobs Hiding in the Oilfields," New Republic
- Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, "Cancel the Rent," New Yorker
May 11, 2020
- Editorial Board, "The Cities We Need," New York Times
- Arianna Skibell, "Public power advocates ask Congress for $4.3B infusion," E&E News
May 8, 2020
- Ryan Heath, "Clean energy is now a hot investment," Politico
- Samar Khurshid, "Could a Public Works Program Save New York City's Economy?" Gotham Gazette
- Suzy Taherian, "Green Deal Is The ‘Motor For The Recovery’ For Europe," Forbes
May 7, 2020
- Kate Aronoff and Daniel Aldana Cohen, "Hot & Bothered Podcast: A New Commonwealth, with Jedediah Britton-Purdy," Dissent
- David G. Victor, "The Pandemic Won’t Save the Climate," Foreign Affairs
May 6, 2020
May 5, 2020
May 4, 2020
- Daniel Carpenter and Darrick Hamilton, "There Is Only One Way Out of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis," Slate
- Akshat Rathi, "Green Stimulus Finds Support From G-20 Officials, Central Bankers," Bloomberg
- David Roberts, "30 million Americans are unemployed. Here’s how to employ them." Vox
- Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, "When Blackness Is a Preexisting Condition," New Republic
May 2, 2020
May 1, 2020
- Colin Gordon, Walter Johnson, Jason Q. Purnell, and Jamala Rogers, "COVID-19 and the Color Line," Boston Review
- Kim Stanley Robinson, "The Coronavirus Is Rewriting Our Imaginations," New Yorker
April 29, 2020
- Ana Monteiro, "Nations Must Promote ‘Green Recovery’ From Virus, IMF Chief Says," Bloomberg
- Osita Nwanevu, "It’s Time to Build a Better Political Culture," New Republic
April 27, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "'Believe Science' Is a Bad Response to Denialism," New Republic
- George Cahlink, "5 energy and environment issues to watch in next aid package," E&E News
- Timothy Cama, "Documents show intense energy lobbying on stimulus," E&E News
- Gregg Gonsalves and Amy Kapczynski, "The New Politics of Care," Boston Review
- Frank Jordans, "Germany, Britain call for ‘green recovery’ from pandemic," Associated Press
- Melody Schreiber, "The Coronavirus and the Limits of Individual Climate Action," The New Republic
- Adam Tooze, "Should we be scared of the coronavirus debt mountain?" The Guardian
April 26, 2020
- Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop, "EU's COVID recovery spending should be guided by green finance plan: experts," Reuters
- Whitney N. Laster Pirtle, "Racial Capitalism: A Fundamental Cause of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Inequalities in the United States," Health Education and Behavior
April 24, 2020
- Yvette Cabrera, "Coronavirus is not just a health crisis — it's an environmental justice crisis," Grist
- Jeremy Dillon, "Energy battle lines set for next stimulus package," E&E News
April 23, 2020
- Christopher Flavelle, "Coronavirus Forces Cities to Pause Climate Projects, Raising Future Risks," New York Times
- Zoë Hu, "A New Age of Destructive Austerity After the Coronavirus," New Republic
April 22, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "The World Order Is Broken. The Coronavirus Proves It." New Republic
- Ray Galvin and Noel Healy, "The Green New Deal Is More Relevant Than Ever," Scientific American
- Nathanial Gronewold," Natural disasters threaten to scatter carriers of COVID-19," E&E News
- Ezra Klein, "Why we can’t build," Vox
April 21, 2020
April 20, 2020
- Daniel Aldana Cohen and Daniel Kammen, "Climate crisis will deepen the pandemic. A green stimulus plan can tackle both," The Guardian
- Joe Guinan and Sarah McKinley, "Owning the Future: After COVID-19, a new era of community wealth building," Democracy Collaborative
- Sandra Postel, "It's time to create a Climate-Preparedness Corps," The Hill
April 19, 2020
April 18, 2020
April 17, 2020
- Alex Lenferna, "The Solution to the Coronavirus Recession Is a Global Green New Deal," Jacobin
- Isaiah Poole and Rick Girling, "Public banking would help speed the economic recovery from COVID-19," The Hill
- Benjamin Storrow, "Coronavirus is reducing CO2. Why that's worrisome," E&E News
- Adam Tooze, "A Global Pandemic Bailout Was Coming—Until America Stopped It," Foreign Policy
April 16, 2020
- Thomas Frank, "Virus spending fuels windfall for climate projects," E&E News
- Patrick Sisson, "Stimulus isn’t enough. Our cities need a post-pandemic New Deal." Curbed
- Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, "The Black Plague," The New Yorker
April 15, 2020
- Jeremy Dillon, "Oil executives dominate economic recovery task force," E&E News
- Rhiana Gunn-Wright, "Think This Pandemic Is Bad? We Have Another Crisis Coming," New York Times
- Nick Sobczyk and Geof Koss, "Industry advocates ramp up push as stimulus talks continue," E&E News
- Scott Waldman, "Climate critics find a new target: Coronavirus forecasts," E&E News
April 14, 2020
- Adam Aton and Benjamin Storrow, "Virus response excludes climate. Get used to it," E&E News
- Adam Tooze, "How coronavirus almost brought down the global financial system," The Guardian
- Libby Watson, "The Case for Single-Payer in a Pandemic," New Republic
April 13, 2020
- Kate Brown, "The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not a Natural Disaster," New Yorker
- Geoff Dembicki, "Republicans Are Planning to Use Coronavirus to Gut Renewable Energy," Vice
- Nick Paumgarten, "The Price of the Coronavirus Pandemic," New Yorker
- Tamara Ward, "Hundreds of groups demand end to water shut-offs," E&E News
- "'Social washing' is becoming a headache for ESG investors," E&E News
April 12, 2020
- Rachel M. Cohen, "The Last Stimulus Ignored Climate. Activists Are Determined That Won't Happen in the Next One." In These Times
- Elizabeth Royte, "'Climate Change Is Exacerbating…Risks': Stressed by Coronavirus, First Responders Prep for a Dangerous Summer," Vanity Fair
April 10, 2020
- Joe Anuta, "Coronavirus wreaks havoc on New York City's public housing," Politico
- Sam Gindin, "The Coronavirus and the Crisis," Jacobin
April 9, 2020
- Kate Abnett, "Ten EU countries urge bloc to pursue 'green' coronavirus recovery," Reuters
- Jennifer Hijazi, "Coronavirus could alter climate litigation. Here's how," E&E News
- Paul Krugman, "American Democracy May Be Dying," New York Times
- Adam Tooze, "The Normal Economy Is Never Coming Back," Foreign Policy
April 8, 2020
- David Carlin, "America Needs A Green Marshall Plan To Fight COVID-19 And Climate Change," Forbes
- Jennifer Hijazi, "'We're the virus.' How eco-fascism hurts climate action," E&E News
- Jen Kirby, "The coronavirus is exposing America’s housing crisis," Vox
- Shaun Ossei-Owusu, "Coronavirus and the Politics of Disposability," Boston Review
- Karim Sariahmen, "There Is No Outside," n+1
- Benjamin Wehrmann, "Climate after corona: green stimulus package could boost the economic recovery," Clean Energy Wire
April 7, 2020
- John Eligon, Audra D. S. Burch, Dionne Searcey, and Richard A. Oppel Jr., "Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States," New York Times
- Lisa Friedman, "New Research Links Air Pollution to Higher Coronavirus Death Rates," New York Times
- Isaiah J. Poole, "Infrastructure and a Green Stimulus: Why We Must Organize Before Congress Acts," Common Dreams
- Brishen Rogers, "Work After Quarantine," Boston Review
April 6, 2020
- Sony Kapoor and Willem Buiter, "To fight the COVID pandemic, policymakers must move fast and break taboos," Center for Economic Policy Research
- Robert Kuttner, Joseph E. Stiglitz, James K. Galbraith, Heather Boushey, Josh Bivens, and Gerald Epstein, "How the Corona Crisis Liberated Massive Public Spending: A Prospect Roundtable," American Prospect
April 5, 2020
April 4, 2020
April 3, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "It's a Great Time to be Evil," Heated
- Daniel Denvir, "Surviving This Plague with Amy Kapczynski and Gregg Gonsalves," The Dig
- Editorial Board, "Virus lays bare the frailty of the social contract," Financial Times
- Arundhati Roy, "The pandemic is a portal," Financial Times
- Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, "Corporations Are Salivating Over the Coronavirus Pandemic," New Republic
April 2, 2020
- Vann R. Newkirk II, "The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South," The Atlantic
- Raj Patel and Jim Goodman, "When It Comes to Hunger, the Worst Is Yet to Come," Heated
April 1, 2020
- Gianpaolo Baiocchi and H. Jacob Carlson, "The Case for a Rent Moratorium," New York Times
- Charles M. Blow, "The Racial Time Bomb in the Covid-19 Crisis," New York Times
- Damian Carrington, Jillian Ambrose, and Matthew Taylor, "Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?" The Guardian
- Emily Cochrane, "'Infrastructure Week’ Returns as Trump and Democrats Eye Post-Virus Jobs Plan," New York Times
March 31, 2020
- Michael Barbaro, "Why the U.S. Is Running Out of Medical Supplies," The Daily
- Eric Holthaus, "We aren’t just stopping coronavirus. We’re building a new world." The Correspondent
- Patrick Sisson, "People need homes to fight coronavirus," Curbed
- Libby Watson, "The Health Insurance Crisis at Our Doorstep," New Republic
March 30, 2020
- Daniel Denvir, "Who Got Bailed Out with Eric Levitz," The Intercept
- Selam Gebrekidan, "For Autocrats, and Others, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power," New York Times
- Simon Mair, "What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures," The Conversation
- Vijay Kolinjivadi, "The coronavirus outbreak is part of the climate change crisis," Al Jazeera
March 29, 2020
- Rana Foroohar, "Fifty years of US policy come home to roost," Financial Times
- Ani Maitra, "COVID-19 and the neoliberal state of exception," Al Jazeera
- Robert Reich, "Ignore the bankers – the Trump economy is not worth more coronavirus deaths," The Guardian
- Jocelyn Timperley, "This Is What Climate Change Looks Like in an Era of Covid-19," Gizmodo
- Axelle Van Wynsberghe and Pawel Wargan, "The Lockdown Is an Opportunity to Redefine What Our Economy Is For," Jacobin
March 27, 2020
- Meehan Crist, "What the Coronavirus Means for Climate Change," New York Times
- Daniel Denvir, "Coronavirus Economics with Grace Blakeley," The Dig
- Gregg Gonsalves and Amy Kapczynski, "Markets v. Lives," Boston Review
- Stephanie Kelton, "As Congress Pushes a $2 Trillion Stimulus Package, the 'How Will You Pay For It?' Question Is Tossed in the Trash," The Intercept
- Akela Lacy, "The Coronavirus Pandemic Makes the Case For Criminal Justice Reform," The Intercept
- Katie Parker, "We Need a Rural New Deal," Shelterforce
March 26, 2020
- Joe Aldy, "Greener Stimulus? Economic Recovery and Climate Policy," Columbia Energy Exchange
- Michael Barbaro, "A Historic Stimulus Bill," The Daily
- Care Collective, "COVID-19 pandemic: A Crisis of Care," Verso
- Mike Konczal, Felicia Wong, "With a Uniquely Fragile Economy, Stimulus is Not Enough," Boston Review
March 25, 2020
- "World Bank, IMF urge debt relief for poorest countries," Reuters
- David Roberts, "A just and sustainable economic response to coronavirus, explained," Vox
March 24, 2020
- J Mijin Cha, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Mark Paul, and Julian Brave NoiseCat, "Voters Want a Green Stimulus," Data for Progress
- Keefer Dunn, "Billy Fleming on the Green Stimulus," Buildings on Air
- Justin Worland, "What Coronavirus Means for the Possibility of a Carbon-Free Economy, Time
- "Green Bucks," Grist
March 23, 2020
- Laura Biel, "In the American South, Covid-19 Could Find Fertile Ground," Undark
- Julia Conley, "Green Group Urges Nationalization of Oil and Gas Industry Amid Coronavirus Outbreak and Economic Upheaval," Common Dreams
- Rachel Frazin, "Progressive advocates propose $2T 'green stimulus' plan," The Hill
- Alissa Walker, "Transit is in trouble due to coronavirus. This Green New Deal plan could help." Curbed
- Gabriel Winant, "Coronavirus and Chronopolitics," n+1
March 22, 2020
- "A Green Stimulus to Rebuild Our Economy: An Open Letter and Call to Action to Members of Congress," Medium
- Larry Elliott, "The coronavirus crisis may lead to a new way of economic thinking," The Guardian
- Robert Kuttner, This Stimulus Bill Will Not Save the Economy From Collapse, New York Times
March 21, 2020
- Editorial Collective, "The Mask of the Red Death: Dispatch One from a Changing World," Salvage
- Adam Gaffney, "America's extreme neoliberal healthcare system is putting the country at risk," The Guardian
- Stephanie Kelton, "Just Use ‘the Computer’ to Give People More Money," New York Times
March 20, 2020
- Daniel Denvir, "Mike Davis on Coronavirus Politics," The Dig
- Mehdi Hasan, Stephanie Kelton, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, "How to Save the U.S. Economy with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Stephanie Kelton," The Intercept
- Ryan Heath, "How Green is Your Bailout?" Politico
- Bill McKibben, "If We’re Bailing Out Corporations, They Should Bail Out the Planet," New Yorker
- Adam Tooze, "This Is the One Thing That Might Save the World From Financial Collapse," New York Times
- "The World After This," Vice
March 19, 2020
- Olivia Paschal, "COVID-19 exposes the precarious state of rural health care in the South," Facing South
- Ken Silverstein, "Want To Jump-Start The Economy? Include A Green New Deal In The Stimulus Package," Forbes
March 18, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "Green Jobs Are the Answer to the Coronavirus Recession," New Republic
- Jamelle Bouie, "The Era of Small Government Is Over," New York Times
- Mike Konczal, "A Forward-Thinking Policy Response to the Coronavirus Recession," Roosevelt Institute
- Adam Tooze, "Is the Coronavirus Crash Worse Than the 2008 Financial Crisis?" Foreign Policy
March 17, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "A Moderate Proposal: Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry," New Republic
- Robert Hockett, "Pandemic Economics," New Consensus
- Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, "This crisis calls for massive government intervention: here's how to do it," The Guardian
March 16, 2020
- Thomas M. Hanna, Carla Santos Skandier, "We can't let this economic crisis go to waste," Open Democracy
- James Meadway, "Coronavirus Will Require Us to Completely Reshape the Economy, Novara Media
- Elizabeth Warren, "We need a grassroots stimulus package," CNN
March 14, 2020
- Fatih Birol, "Put clean energy at the heart of stimulus plans to counter the coronavirus crisis," International Energy Agency
- Mike Davis, “In a Plague Year,” Jacobin
March 13, 2020
- Kate Aronoff, "A Golden Opportunity for a Green Stimulus," New Republic
- Mike Davis, "Who Gets Forgotten in a Pandemic," The Nation
- Gregg Gonsalves and Amy Kapczynski, "Alone Against the Virus," Boston Review
March 12, 2020
March 11, 2020
March 10, 2020
March 9, 2020
Rite Aid, Scituate, Rhode Island (JJBers, Flickr)