Happy Monday! Sam speaks with Dana Fisher, director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity and professor in the School of International Service at American University, to discuss her recent book Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action.  First, Sam runs through updates on Harris’ presidential candidacy and VP pick, the next presidential debates, more Trump-era corruption, Trump’s legal woes, Elon Musk’s political malfeasance, the US Judicial system, Israel’s torture regime and genocidal offensive, civil unrest in the UK and Bangladesh, and a global stock market crash, also diving into the climax of Harris’ veepstakes as Shapiro’s past comes under fire. Professor Dana Fisher then joins, diving right into the astounding failure of the last few decades of the West’s attempt to “handle” the climate crisis, the acknowledgment of the politics of climate change alongside the refusal to acknowledge the expansive social and economic reforms needed to address it, and the major divide in who has contributed to (and is affected by) climate change. Next, Professor Fisher addresses the idea of Harris (or any Democrat) as a “savior,” and why Biden’s climate agenda, despite being far and away the most progressive of any US President, was still too little too late, parsing through the major wins of his platform, and where he fell short. After walking through the divisions between the “insider” and “outsider” games of the climate movement, and the major roles they play in disrupting capital’s status quo and pushing material change, Dana and Sam wrap up with a brief conversation on activating people on this issue, assessing the efficacy of the electoral strategy, and platforming the major players in the climate movement.

And in the Fun Half: Sam unpacks the gritty details behind RFK’s insane Bear-Carcass story, Usha Vance’s attempt to defend her husband’s insane misogyny, and Donald Trump’s hop onto the anti-olympic transphobic bandwagon. Francesca Fiorentini takes TYT to task over their legitimization of absurd right-wing transphobic talking points, Jordan Peterson tries to hook up Elon Musk with the manly meat diet, and Mehdi Hasan continues to pull no punches when covering the history and ongoing execution of Israel’s apartheid state. JD Vance attempts to take the “weird” allegations head-on (it’s a bad choice), plus, your calls and IMs!

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