Species extinction and loss of biodiversity may seem like twenty-first century concerns, but, according to Wai Chee Dimock, nineteenth-century thinkers like Thoreau anticipated irreversible changes to the natural world. Thoreau, she asserts, was deeply concerned about the fate of both wildlife and Native American populations. Wiggins, Fornoff, and Kim, eds. Timescales: Thinking across Ecological Temporalities … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Khury Peterson-Smith (@kpYES), Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to discuss President Biden’s plan to seize $7B in Afghan funds. 0:33 – Assemblymember Mia Bonta (@AsmMiaBonta) joins us to discuss her legislative proposal to remedy OUSD’s budget problems. 0:45 – Mike Hutchinson (@Blackholemikeh), … Continued