Could Illinois Pick Up Where the Green New Deal Left Off?; Youth-Led Sunrise Movement Pushes Forward on Green New Deal; Could There Be a More Radical Green New Deal?

Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker-designate for the new Congress, as they try to pressure Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.
Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker-designate for the new Congress, as they try to pressure Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo
Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker-designate for the new Congress, as they try to pressure Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.
Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker-designate for the new Congress, as they try to pressure Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo

Could Illinois Pick Up Where the Green New Deal Left Off?; Youth-Led Sunrise Movement Pushes Forward on Green New Deal; Could There Be a More Radical Green New Deal?

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On today’s show: 

  • Looking at the Green New Deal with local policy experts, youth activists and academics