John Sobieski, former editorial writer for Investor's Business Daily and freelance writer: Agenda 21 failed in its announced goal to eradicate poverty and save the earth, but it did serve as a justification for world governments to enhance their power at the expense of the freedom of their people. The Green New Deal is the direct descendant of Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030. It will, if fully implemented, complete President Obama’s promised fundamental transformation of America from the land of the free to the home of the impoverished and enslaved.