The New Yorker Radio Hour

The Green New Deal, and an Unusual Night at the Orchestra

04.23.2019 - By WNYC Studios and The New YorkerPlay

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The Green New Deal is coming to the table during the one of the most divisive periods Washington has ever seen. Two advocates of the environmental plan—a young activist championing the cause, and a veteran of climate politics in Washington—consider what it would take to actually pass such legislation. And The New Yorker’s Patty Marx learns firsthand that conducting an orchestra can’t be mastered overnight.

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