GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Democratic Party (United States), Joseph Stiglitz, Free Education
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Reform liberalism: also social democracy , e. g. joseph stiglitz. Medicare (universal, single-payer system) and pharma care. Guaranteed basic income (more robust social safety net) Public ownership of key sectors (energy, transport, pensions) Worker ownership and control (e. g. co-ops, worker-owned enterprises) New visions, new narratives - the videos this week: the two videos articulate urgent messages of crisis & response, a message from the future, with alexandra ocasio-cortez (klein, lewis, Crabapple: neoliberalism is dead: we need a new political story (monbiot, somewhat different visions and narratives: state-centric vs grassroots, yet a similar orientation to more radical change. Green new deal a growing global narrative: this idea is explained in a u. s. context in the video narrated by alexandra ocasio-cortez o in a. End fossil fuel subsidies (currently billion in canada) Invest in green energy, energy conservation and public transit. Implement the international declaration on the rights of indigenous people transition plan for fossil fuel sector workers.
