To the iconic image of a polar bear struggling onto a crumbling ice floe, or that of a condor chick peering from its man-made nest, we must add another image: that of an American worker at his trade. Endangered species are a concern to all environmentalists, and the plight of...

As part of the Roosevelt Institute's 10-part series on the Jobs Crisis, running on the New Deal 2.0 blog from Nov. 12-25, I was asked to reflect on what can be done to get Americans working again. Here's my take.

It's difficult for most Americans to accept data indicating...

640,329 



That figure represents the number of jobs that have been created or saved so far through the Recovery Act, according to a report released by the Obama administration on Friday.


But the true significance of this number lies in the people behind it.

People like...

Yesterday, Green For All and Living Cities unveiled the Energy Efficiency Opportunity Fund alongside President Clinton, at the closing session of Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting.

The groundbreaking fund will finance innovative efforts that create jobs and cut energy costs for low-income families through energy-efficiency building retrofits.


I...

Four years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. As the Gulf Coast struggled to keep its head above water, the rest of us were glued to the news - astounded at first by the awful destruction, and then by the inadequate response to so much human suffering. 



In those...

People often ask me what the environment has to do with poverty and why communities of color are getting so active in the fight against climate change.

Yesterday, Green For All released a video that gets to the heart of the matter.

This week revealed some of the best and worst moments in the role of people of color in the struggle over our nation's energy and economic future.

First, fraudulent attempts by coal lobbyists to defeat clean energy legislation, by faking support from communities of color, were uncovered.

Then, just yesterday,...

In these days following the House of Representatives' passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), there's a wide range of opinions on the implications of this massive bill - particularly among progressive and environmental groups.

Whatever their opinions on ACES, these groups all agree on one thing:...

On Monday morning, an icon of American industry announced its failure - and 21,000 more American workers woke up without jobs.

General Motors filed for bankruptcy and will shut down nine U.S. plants.

At a time when the United States economy is already short on jobs, the failure of an...

Today is Equal Pay Day, a national day of awareness to draw attention to the lingering gap between women's and men's wages.

Why today?

Because it is not until today, April 28, 2009, that the average woman's earnings have caught up to the average man's earnings --...

What do the NAACP, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, SEIU, and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops have in common?

a. They're calling for strong climate legislation to combat global warming

b. They're calling for strong economic legislation to combat the recession

c. They're calling for equal protection and...