It was five years ago today, April 17, 2019, that the Intercept collaborated with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on one of the most cringe-inducing pieces of political propaganda I’ve ever seen. I’m speaking of course about “A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez” the 7 1/2 minute film aimed at presenting the Green New Deal as a fait accompli and a turning point in American history.
Professor of Climate Justice Naomi Klein wrote a forward for the film as a “green dream,” an art project whose main goal was helping people overcome their innate skepticism of utopian fantasies.
What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like then?
This is a project unlike any we have done before, crossing boundaries between fact, fiction, and visual art, co-directed by Kim Boekbinder and Jim Batt and co-written by Ocasio-Cortez and Avi Lewis. To reclaim a…
