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In part 2, historian and geographer Jason W. Moore explains why climate and revolutionary struggles must understand capitalist dynamics and deploy a language of universal class solidarity to overthrow transnational power structures perpetuating the climate crisis.
BRICS: An Anti-Imperialist Fantasy and Sub-Imperialist Reality? – Patrick Bond (pt 1/2)
Patrick Bond, political economist, Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, and Director of the Centre for Social Change, discusses the recent BRICS summit in Johannesburg. The BRICS countries continue to call for greater representation within Bretton Woods institutions, while their opposition to US-dollar hegemony has been feeble at best. Patrick Bond lays out the complicity of the BRICS and soon-to-be BRICS+ elite in corruption networks as they profit from Big Oil and Gas contracts and accelerate environmental disasters. This is part 1 of 2.
Native Hawaiians Fight US Navy for Polluting Islandâs Water
Under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, Native Hawaiians surprised the gates of the US Navy Command with a civil disobedience action over the Red Hill fuel leak. Empire Files producer Mike Prysner was on the ground.
Can Geo Engineering Save the Planet – Christopher Williams on RAI (pt 4/5)
This interview was originally published on August 13, 2014. Mr. Williams asks if we can trust such an unpredictable massive change to the earthâs ecosystem when the driving force is profit.
Can the Green Transition Work for Workers? – Robert Pollin
This interview was produced by INET. Robert Pollin presents a compelling case for a global Green New Deal that fights climate change without sacrificing jobs. He explains why the shift to renewable energy is not just technologically possible, but economically beneficialâcreating far more jobs than fossil fuels. But without strong labor protections and guaranteed wages, pensions, and reemployment for fossil fuel workers, the transition risks political backlash. Drawing from work in West Virginia and beyond, Pollin outlines the real costs, benefits, and global financing strategies needed to meet the 2050 net-zero targetâwhile ensuring no community is left behind.
Honest Government Ad | Nuclear
The Liberal Party of Australia has made an ad about its nuclear plan, and itâs surprisingly honest and informative (biting political satire).
Isn’t “multistakeholderism” newspeak for Mussolini’s definition of fascism?