#1237 Understanding the Yellow Vests protest
Air Date: 12–21-2018
Today we take a look at the Yellow Vests protest in France to understand what they are, how they started and what implications they have for the struggle between neoliberal, fascist and progressive politics worldwide
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#1232 Understanding our last chance to save ourselves
Air Date: 12–4-2018
Today we take a look at the two major recent climate change reports that were released and some of the new energy arriving in Congress determined to be equal to the task
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#1219 How the GOP became the most destructive force in the world
Air Date: 10–16-2018
Today we take a look at the distant and recent history of conservatism in America and beyond and follow the steps that have led to their rejection of science at a moment in history when it has never been more critical to heed the warnings of scientists
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#1205 The multi-front war on the environment and our health
Air Date: 8–28-2018
Today we take a look at just some of the many ways the Trump administration is systematically attacking the environment and our health to pave the way for increased profits for the business interests who have the administration's ear.
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#1179 Stories from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
Air Date: 4–20-2018
Today we take a look at some of the highlights of the Kingdom of Bhutan including the most famous of their exports, Gross National Happiness, and many lesser-known aspects of their focus on happiness, good governance and environmental protection. We will also look at one of the blackest marks of the country's past, one that still hangs around their necks to this day.
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#1173 Think transgenerationally, act simply (Culture and Environment)
#1144 Denying and deconstructing with all their might (Environmental Regulations)
#1137 A perfect blend of colonialism, racism and disaster capitalism (Puerto Rico)
#1134 Unnatural Disasters (Hurricanes and Humans)
Air Date: 9-19-2017
Today we look not so much at hurricanes and the climate science behind them (though we touch on that as well) but focus more on what we can see more clearly when it’s illuminated by so-called “natural” disasters, the structural inequality and legacies of decision-making that make these disasters worse than they need to be
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