The world is facing two existential threats, one acknowledged but inadequately addressed, and the other largely forgotten until recently: global warming and nuclear weapons. Scholar Michael Klare discusses the dangerous great power politics highlighted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and their deleterious effects on nuclear proliferation and the struggle to slow the climate disaster. Resources: … Continued


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MICHAEL KLARE

Cold War ll,  is being actively pursued by the usual suspects in U.S. and world governments: the famed military-industrial complex—this time with China.  Peace and World Security Studies expert Michael Klare shares his concerns, and hopes.Hosted by Kris Welch.


Two historic global economic contractions almost within a decade of each other would have been hard to fathom, if we weren’t living through them. Marxist geographer Richard Walker examines the shape of the United States and world economies during the coronavirus. He also discusses the effects of the crisis on the fossil fuel industry and … Continued


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COVID 19! Super Tuesday! OMGoddess!

The Corona Virus: still evolving, still spreading, already negatively impacting  world economies. We speak with Dr. Yanzhong Huang.  PLUS: it’s Super Tuesday! What’s down ticket in Cali? We catch up with Dan Morain. PLUS: Sherry Glaser brings us Oh My Goddess!  Just in time.  With host Kris Welch.   Hosted by Kris Welch.


Economic Update

The Human Agenda

Updates on costs of NBA offense to China, worsening global inequality, poverty mocks Nobel prize for 3 economists working on “incremental solutions” to poverty, why Google donated to global warming deniers, and latest crisis in defaults on US auto loans. Interview Richard Hobbs, Human Agenda Director, San Jose, CA, expert on worker coops.”