Environmental & Energy
Apr. 15, 2019
Lyndon Johnson’s vision of the (green) Great Society
As it turns out, President Johnson’s vision of the Great Society was environmentally oriented from the beginning.
Daniel A. Farber
Professor
UC Berkeley School of Law
Daniel is the Sho Sato professor of law and co-director of the Center on Law, Energy, and the Environment at UC Berkeley
Calls for a "Green New Deal" ask us to harken back to the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. There is nothing wrong with invoking FDR's New Deal, but perhaps what we should be talking as much about the possibility of a green Great Society. As it turns out, Lyndon Johnson's vision of the Great Society was environmentally oriented from the beginning. Admittedly, what the Great Society is known for now is its anti-poverty campaign. Conservatives have focused their attack...
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