Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Fighting climate change with Great Depression-style organizing December 18, 2020 11:37 AM CDT By Manuel Pastor And J. Mijin Cha Time is running out to fight climate change, but there are valuable lessons on strategy and tactics that can be learned from the New Deal coalition. | Preston Keres / USDA You may not know it, but Democrats and Republicans share a growing concern about the climate and environment. With extreme weather events becoming more common, many young Republicans now question their allegiance to a party that denies the reality of climate change. After the destructive environmental policies of the Trump administration, there are high hopes among many Americans that progress will be possible under a new administration—even if Biden’s reluctant to abandon fracking or adopt all the language of a “Green New Deal.”