The Military-Industrial Congressional Complex – Lawrence Wilkerson RAI (pt 2/3)
This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 27, 2009. Wilkerson: From US debt to the geopolitics of oil, the US empire will come to an end.
Author: Paul Jay
Towards a Green Economy: Green Growth or no Growth? – Robert Pollin on RAI (5/8)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says no-GDP growth is unrealistic and unnecessary as the way to achieve carbon emission targets – green economists must be advocates of job creation. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 11, 2015.
Towards a Green Economy: Fighting at the Local Level – Robert Pollin on RAI (6/8)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says no-GDP growth is unrealistic and unnecessary as the way to achieve carbon emission targets – green economists must be advocates of job creation. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 11, 2015.
Towards a Green Economy: Tax, Trade, Cap, Deny? – Robert Pollin on RAI (7/8)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says the politics around climate change has deteriorated; a few years ago even President Bush and Senator McCain were both talking about measures to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 13, 2015.
Towards a Green Economy: Proposal for a Sustainable Plan – Robert Pollin on RAI (2/8)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Pollin says a global 1.5% of GDP per year investment in energy efficiency is the first step towards achieving necessary targets – but the fossil fuel industry is against it. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 7, 2015.
Towards a Green Economy: How Urgent is It? – Robert Pollin on Reality Asserts Itself (1/8)
Mr. Pollin tells Paul Jay the most likely scenario is that the level of CO2 carbon dioxide emissions are going to be twice the level that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says is necessary to have a chance to stabilize the climate. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced January 6, 2015.
We Need to Harness People’s Power – Andy Shallal on Reality Asserts Itself (4/4)
Mr. Shallal says at the local level is where you can make a change. It’s very hard to expect change on the national level. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 28, 2014.
DC Test Scores Up, but Poor Black Kids are Doing Worse- Andy Shallal on Reality Asserts Itself (3/4)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Shallal says we went from No Child Left Behind under the Bush era to no kid left untested, then to no teacher left unstressed, and our schools are still doing very poorly. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 27, 2014.
An American Should be One that Questions Their Government – Andy Shallal on Reality Asserts Itself (2/4)
On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Shallal tells Paul Jay how speaking out against war led to his passion about schools. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 26, 2014.
Being the “Other” in America – Andy Shallal on Reality Asserts Itself (1/4)
Mr. Shallal, owner of Busboys and Poets restaurants and candidate for DC mayor, tells Paul Jay that after coming to America as a child, the shocking death of MLK led him to discover how much race permeates everything. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 25, 2014.
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