In 2022, Americans face two terrifying prospects: one, that accelerated climate disruption threatens to render much of the Earth unlivable, and two, that the United States’ current political drift toward right-wing authoritarian rule could quickly become a steep slide, dashing our hopes for attaining a multiracial, pluralistic democracy. These crises are intertwined. Either we find meaningful responses to both, or we fail dramatically on both. 'In Real Time: Chronicle of a Fate Unknown' is a series of articles (published by the City Lights Books blog, citylights.com/blog) in which Stan Cox sets down a month by month account of what could be the most fateful span of time for our country since the 1860s. In this podcast, 'In Real Time', Sarah Crews reads the audio version of each monthly article, starting on Earth Day, April 22, 2022 and going to Earth Day 2024.
As climate chaos accelerates, governments avert their eyes. The onrush of other crises is no excuse for ignoring climate change. This episode is available in writing with links to sources at TomDispatch: https://tomdispatch.com/as-climate-chaos-accelerates-governments-avert-their-eyes/ (https://tomdispatch.com/as-climate-chaos-accelerates-governments-avert-their-eyes/)
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Follow this link to view the artwork accompanying this series, by Priti Gulati Cox:
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21 Nov 2023
Keep Fascism at Bay
At the 18 month point of the In Real Time series, is it time to ask whether a country like the US can achieve bold climate action, let alone socioeconomic justice, when it has only one major political party that's committed to democracy and the rule of law?
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Follow this link to view the artwork accompanying this series, by Priti Gulati Cox:
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Democracy in a Hotter Time. Edited by David Orr.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048590/democracy-in-a-hotter-time/ (https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048590/democracy-in-a-hotter-time/)
26 Oct 2023
Science-Free Fiction and Violent Threats
Scientists Pursue Climate Activism Despite Violent Threats.
Stan discusses the escalation of online climate denial, which increasingly includes threats against scientists who publicly advocate climate action. He notes, however, that scientists have responded with increased participation in nonviolent protests and civil disobedience.
https://citylights.com/blog/ (https://landinstitute.org/)
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Follow this link to view the artwork accompanying this series, by Priti Gulati Cox:
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