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Risking the Apocalypse for Dollars – Paul Jay
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Risking the Apocalypse for Dollars – Paul Jay

U.S. nuclear war strategy is driven by an arms industry that’s willing to risk the end of life on earth to maximize return on their investment. The manufacturers of nuclear weapons are now primarily owned by Blackrock and other institutional investors who profit from a renewed nuclear arms race. Paul Jay is the guest on “Law and Disorder” hosted by Michael Smith.

Three financial firms could change the direction of the climate crisis – and few people have any idea
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Three financial firms could change the direction of the climate crisis – and few people have any idea

A silent revolution is happening in investing. It is a paradigm shift that will have a profound impact on corporations, countries and pressing issues like climate change. Yet most people are not even aware of it.

Full Employment Will Overcome Neoliberalism & the COVID-19 Jobs Crisis
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Full Employment Will Overcome Neoliberalism & the COVID-19 Jobs Crisis

Robert Pollin advocates a macroeconomic agenda centered on full employment. The decades long neoliberal attack on the working class is heightened with COVID-19. The world needs a New Deal to counter levels of unemployment and inequality last seen in the Great Depression.

Pollin: Nationalize Fossil Fuels and Create Public Banks
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Pollin: Nationalize Fossil Fuels and Create Public Banks

The collapse of oil prices is an opportunity for a public takeover of the fossil fuel industry and replace it with sustainable energy. As the depression deepens, it is also the time for large publicly owned banks to weaken the economic and political power of finance. Economist Robert Pollin joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast

Not Much Climate Plan in Biden Jobs Plan – Robert Pollin
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Not Much Climate Plan in Biden Jobs Plan – Robert Pollin

The Biden “Jobs Plan” contains some good infrastructure proposals, but most of the spending will not reduce carbon emissions. Only two million buildings are targeted for retrofitting and there are no serious regulations to force investment into sustainable energy. Robert Pollin joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news

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