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With Texas in the eye of a political storm—and state residents the
latest victims of callous indifference by those who put profits over
people—there's no better time to recognize that the prevailing system is
not broken but in fact working exactly as intended.
As our longtime friend and ally Naomi Klein writes in a new op-ed, what
has unfolded in the Lone Star State over the last week encapsulates so
much about what is wrong with our politics and why the fight for a more
progressive, sustainable, and egalitarian future remains the key battle
of our time.
"Texans," writes Klein, "are living through the collapse of a 40-year
experiment in free-market fundamentalism, one that has also stood in the
way of effective climate action. Fortunately, there's a way out—and
that's precisely what Republican politicians in the state most fear."
The promise of the Green New Deal—a construct that says we can heal the
planet, lift up workers, and bring the economy into closer harmony with
human dignity—is a nightmare for those who only care about shareholder
profits and political dominance.
"Of course the Green New Deal finds itself under fierce attack," says
Klein. "Because for the first time in a long time, Republicans face the
very thing that they claim to revere but never actually wanted:
competition—in the battle of ideas."
Covering the "battle of ideas" is at the heart of what Common Dreams has
been doing for the last two and a half decades. A news outlet aligned
with the common good, not corporate power. An outlet pushing back
against the neoliberal, extractivist mentality that has controlled the
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is one we all must share—together. Our lowercase common dreams are not
opposed because they are so bad—but because they are so good.
Our promise is to make sure that the on-the-ground warriors struggling
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