Progressives [must show] that the real solutions to the climate crisis are also our best hope of building a… — Naomi Klein
Progressives [must show] that the real solutions to the climate crisis are also our best hope of building a much more stable and equitable economic system, one that strengthens and transforms the public sphere, generates plentiful, dignified work, and radically reins in corporate greed.
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