Biden Not Phasing Out Fossil Fuel, Relies on Carbon Capture – Robert Pollin
While better than Trump’s climate denial, a review of the Biden climate plan reveals an over reliance on unproven carbon capture and far too limited investment in solar and wind. Biden positions the plan as part of rivalry with China instead of climate cooperation. Bob Pollin joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
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Climate Change, Economy & Work, Environment
Regenerative Agriculture and Massive Planting of Trees is Our Only Hope – Earl Katz
Earl Katz has been fighting since the late 1960's for governments and the public to face the urgency of the climate crisis. Now he wonders if it's too late. On theAnalysis.news podcast with Paul Jay.
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Only a Mass Movement Can Make Biden Deliver on Promises – Branco Marcetic
Will Joe Biden cast aside decades of conservative political wisdom and lead us to an FDR style presidency he's talked about, or is this another case of Biden telling voters exactly what he thinks they want to hear? Branco Marcetic author of 'Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden', joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
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Two-thirds of Glacier Ice in the Himalayas Will be Lost by 2100 if Climate Targets Aren’t Met
In 2007, a seemingly small error in a major international report, heralded huge changes in our understanding of the Himalayan glaciers.
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How Climate Change Made the Melting of New Zealand’s Glaciers 10 Times More Likely
Glaciers around the world are melting — and for the first time, we can now directly attribute annual ice loss to climate change.
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China, Climate Change, Environment
Biden’s Climate Plan Won’t Prevent Catastrophe – Dayton Martindale
While Biden's latest climate plan is much improved, it's far short of what scientists say is needed. Biden's aggressive rhetoric will not help build a joint climate plan with China, a crucial step for any global plan to succeed. Dayton Martindale joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
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Is Biden’s Climate Plan a Step Forward? – David Roberts
David Roberts of Vox, says that Biden's climate strategy targets many key areas that scientists say must be addressed. David Roberts joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
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Destroying 300-Year-Old Trees in Australia – Satire from Juice Media
The Australien and Victorien Governments have made an ad about destroying 600 year old trees to build a highway, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!
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There’s No Time for Evolutionary Change – Paul Jay
The climate emergency and the pandemic require us to build a broad popular front that fights for democratization and public ownership in critical areas like health care, fossil fuels, finance, and arms production. Paul Jay is a guest on 'Economics and Beyond' hosted by Rob Johnson of INET.
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After the Fires – Satire from Juice Media
This arrow to the heart of climate deniers, was produced earlier this year by Australia's Juice Media.
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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.
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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.
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100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the Extreme Arctic Heatwave Follows a Disturbing Pattern
This Arctic heat wave has been unusually long-lived. The darkest reds on this map of the Arctic are areas that were more than 14 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the spring of 2020 compared to the recent 15-year average.
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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.
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Sometimes Denial is Comforting – Rob Johnson
If Biden wins and doesn’t take on the deep structural changes that are needed, he will prepare the waters for the next Trump or worse. Rob Johnson on theAnalysis.news podcast with Paul Jay
READ MOREPollin: 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
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Is Voting for Biden the Lesser Evil?
AcTVism based in Munich Germany interviews Paul Jay about the Sanders endorsement of Joe Biden
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Chomsky: Defeat Trump and Build a Popular Movement\
Human life itself depends on defeating Trump and building a powerful popular movement says Noam Chomsky on theAnalysis.news Podcast
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Three Investment Banks Control More Wealth Than GDP of China – and Threaten Our Existence
Our fate is in the hands of a class that considers risking Armageddon an acceptable part of their business model. Essay by Paul Jay
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Climate Change, Environment, History, Reality Asserts Itself, Western Europe
Clinton, Blair, and Obama Destroyed the Idealism of Politics – Gabriel Byrne on RAI Pt 3/4
On Reality Asserts Itself, actor Gabriel Byrne says his journey as an Irish immigrant helped to radicalize him, as did his disillusionment with leaders who promised transformation and delivered conservatism with a “different tie” – with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 26, 2017.
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Climate Change, Environment, History, Reality Asserts Itself, Western Europe
The Miners Strike Taught Me to Think Critically – Gabriel Byrne on RAI Pt 2/4
On Reality Asserts Itself, actor Gabriel Byrne says that in the ’70s, being Irish in London was like being a Muslim now; PM Thatcher’s campaign to crush the miners union in 1984 helped him understand how the media were anti-working class and anti-union – with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 24, 2017.
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Climate Change, Environment, History, Reality Asserts Itself, Western Europe
From Priesthood to Actor to Activist – Gabriel Byrne on RAI Pt 1/4
On Reality Asserts Itself, actor and climate activist Gabriel Byrne speaks of growing up in a working-class family that was religious, Irish nationalist, and where joining a seminary made parents proud. He came to understand the injustice of the life working men like his father faced; with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 22, 2017.
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Climate Change, Environment, History, Reality Asserts Itself, USA
RAI with Former Weatherman Bill Ayers – Pt 3/3
In an interview that took place days before Trump was elected President, Bill Ayers discusses what needs to be done as we head into a ”form of friendly-looking and familiar fascism or some other form of extreme social disintegration”. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced November 13, 2016, with Paul Jay.
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Climate Change, Environment, History, Reality Asserts Itself, Western Europe
Corporate Media Perpetuates Climate Science Denial – Gabriel Byrne on RAI Pt 4/4
On Reality Asserts Itself, Gabriel Byrne says that mutant capitalism seeks only profit and corporate media’s agenda avoids the climate crisis; Byrne says its up to us, no superhero will save us – with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced November 27, 2017.
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Climate Change, Environment
Earth May Temporarily Pass Dangerous 1.5℃ Warming Limit by 2024, Major New Report Says
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organisation warns this limit may be exceeded by 2024 – and the risk is growing.
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