A change is gonna come to the U.S. Department of Labor

I woke up this morning with the strangest thought.

I want to work for the Department of Labor.

Obama’s landslide indicates that, despite what right-wing ideologues tell us, most Americans want “big government” — so long as it is for the people and by the people.

Under President Obama’s guidance, government agencies can improve the lives of American people.  That is one of the most fundamental tenants of democracy, and yet it has been eight years since the American government has done anything but tax Americans for an evil war, spy on its people, and deny global warming.

And speaking of global warming: improbable as it may seem, I believe the Department of Labor will have at least one-third of the responsibility of drastically cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the existential threat of climate change.  (The EPA, federally-funded research and development, and the legislative branch — working proactively to cap emissions and create incentives for renewable resources — will also have major parts to play.)

The Department of Labor does not yet have a Green Jobs division.

But it shall.  And I hope to be a part of it.