Fossil fuels lie at the center of contemporary life — powering, despoiling, and altering everything around us. And that includes environmentalism itself, according to anthropologist David Bond. He discusses how concepts like toxic thresholds and environmental impact assessments are an accommodation to the continued existence of the oil and petro-chemical industries, rather than ways to … Continued
Many who are concerned with the unfolding climate emergency have pinned great hope on the election of Joe Biden and Democratic control of the Senate. But, as sociologist Richard Lachmann observes, progressive expectations of Democrat politicians have been regularly dashed. He argues that a different approach to forcing elites into action is more effective: combining … Continued
Dave Zirin tells us who really won the women’s world cup. PLUS: more and more evidence of climate crisis—and resistance! PLUS: major earthquakes in SoCal just missed Armageddon—we talk with Harvey Wasserman. Hosted by Kris Welch.
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We speak with activist about the racial profiling and arrest of two Black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks. Later we speak with an attorney for the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) about Syria. image credit @ Jason Hargrove, flickr – featured image image credit @ video still
President Obama has issued an executive order to ban oil drilling in large portions of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Will it survive Trump? PLUS: the real fraud in Election 2016 did not come via Russia, but is built in to voting machines made in the USA, says our guest. AND: a spine-stiffening message for … Continued
Host Antonia Juhasz is joined by Ariel Ross with Stop Fracking Payne County from Stillwater, Oklahoma, home to one of the larger recent bursts of fossil fuel production spawned by fracking, and the state with the highest number of earthquakes in the lower 48–a result of the fracking process. And Rossmery Zayas of Youth for Environmental … Continued
Big Oil released it’s worst profit losses in decades this week, host Antonia Juhasz explains why. Then guest Matt Pawa, President of the Pawa Law Group in Washington, DC, discusses California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ recently launched landmark investigation into EXXON’s alleged climate change lies and related misdeeds. Pawa breaks down the nuts and bolts … Continued
