We open up this program with a classic 1946 quote from U.S. President Harry Truman. Old Harry begs Americans to save scraps of bread to help feed the starving overseas. We haven’t heard much of that recently, although an estimated 860 million something …
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As corporate icons like General Motors tumble – what will be left of the economy? This is a bleeding edge show with 3 interviews plus media clips. In the first half hour: our second interview with Dmitri Orlov, author of “Reinventing Collapse: The …
With the excitement of elections and a crumbling economy, who cares if ocean life is being killed off? Jeff Hutchings does – even if the government is ignoring his warnings. Jeff is the Chair of the committee advising Canada on endangered species. And …
Finance & Climate Crisis How we go bankrupt; the currency crisis from Max Keiser et al. Features a clip from Unwelcome Guests underground radio show, plus Alex on the developing Depression. Then Jim Laurie interview: how we can save the climate without spending …
As the world economy crumbles, a combination of corporate high finance is moving to consolidate power – as they do in any emergency. Naomi Klein explains her new book “Shock Doctrine, The Rise of Disaster Capitalism” – in the light of our current …
As government and corporate governance fails, we need a wide-spread social movement to address climate change, peak oil, and extinction. Where is it? How does it start? Tom Hayden witnessed the beginning of a dozen social movements. We gather his insight from a …
Dr. Paul Ehrlich is our feature speaker this week on Radio Ecoshock. His 1968 book “The Population Bomb” awoke the world to the ecological and social threats behind exploding human population. Since then, Paul Ehrlich and his wife Anne have published dozens of …
By Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock Script for Ecoshock Show October 3, 2008 [Crowd chants protest against bailout on Wall Street] That is the Wall Street Protest crowd you never heard on TV. One reporter in a nice suit spoke over them, never offering …
Radio Ecoshock takes on the financial crash, funding for green jobs instead of banksters, and youth organizing to get green back in the elections. We start with a brand new interview with independent journalist Mike Whitney. He’s been writing searing articles (for the …
Robert Jensen’s provocative speech launched in Vancouver, appearing on the front pages of Z-Net, Alternet and many more. Our Radio Ecoshock provided the audio links, and thousands downloaded this powerful re-assessment of the Left, and social movements generally. Jensen is a tenured Professor …
A double-header, with two “don’t miss it” interviews. We start out with Dr. Peter Ward author of the revolutionary climate book “Under A Green Sky.” Peter has just returned from an exploratory trip in Australia, and will head to Antarctica later this year. …
Crappy summer weather? August was more like November for many across Canada, while the U.S. South was battered by heavy storms, with more to come. But it isn’t just “bad weather”. Two scientists from the UK and the U.S. have published a paper …