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GREEN NEW DEAL

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A PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE UNION: A GREEN NEW DEAL FOR AMERICA

Presented by Dr. Jill E. Stein, Green Party presidential candidate, January 2012 ~ http://www.JillStein.org


Good evening and thank you for this opportunity to talk with you tonight. We’re here to talk about the actual state of our nation, and how we can reclaim the promise of our democracy and the peaceful, just green future we deserve. We have heard President Obama deliver his State of the Union Address. And we heard the Republican response. Each claims to have the answer, and that the other was an obstacle to progress.

But the truth is both sides – despite the rhetoric – are responsible for the harsh policies driving our economy and our democracy into deep crisis. Simply put, they place the interests of Wall Street ahead of the needs of everyday people and the long term welfare of our nation.

So tonight, we are going to talk about the major problems that are not being solved by the political establishment. And we will focus on key game-changing solutions that have been kept off the table for too long.

As we speak tonight, our economy is not working for the vast majority of Americans.

One hundred and forty-six million people – that’s nearly one in every two Americans – is now living below or near the poverty level. The stress falls hardest on our most vulnerable and disadvantaged, with the majority of children, half of our elders, three quarters of Latinos, and two thirds of African Americans living in or near poverty.

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Growing Power

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Inspiring communities to build sustainable food systems that are equitable and ecologically sound, creating a just world, one food-secure community at a time.Growing Power

Open Your Mind

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“Business as usual is over. It’s not competition; it’s cooperation. You are going to have to fight for the commons. We have an intellect and we better start using it for the common good because that’s where we have to change. Our future’s in our hands, and we can handle it, if we work together.

Where we’ve lost our way, I think, as human species, we’ve lost the understanding of relationship and therefore lost respect. But pockets of indigenous people have hung onto that. So, your teachers are going to be indigenous people.”