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    Listen: The Tree Army

    Senator Chris Coons discusses a Civilian Conservation Corps for the pandemic era.
    Jul 30, 2020 5 minutes
    Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP / The Atlantic

    On the podcast Social Distance, James Hamblin has often argued for a modern version of the New Deal’s Civilian Conservation Corps. Roosevelt’s “tree army” took those unemployed in the Great Depression and put them to work in American conservation. The country faces a similar pair of problems today: a lot of people need jobs and the country needs a lot of work.

    Senator Chris Coons thinks national service is the solution now, just as it was nearly a century ago. He has led the effort for the bipartisan CORPS Act, which would dramatically expand the ranks of AmeriCorps and make the program affordable for more young people. He joins Hamblin and Katherine Wells to discuss the bill and why national service is needed in this moment.

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