UNLOCKED: Rhiana Gunn-Wright on insurgent left policymaking
Current Affairs22 Mar 2019

UNLOCKED: Rhiana Gunn-Wright on insurgent left policymaking

UNLOCKED FROM THE PATREON BIRD FEED: Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson talks with lefty policy whiz Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the policy lead for the Green New Deal with New Consensus and former Policy Director for Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El Sayed. Topics discussed: making policy accessible, the Green New Deal, intersectionality in policymaking, and more!

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