EPISODE · Feb 9, 2023 · 1H 22M
Climate Change as Class War | Prof. Matt Huber, PhD
from Utopia is Now · host Xavier Logan-Sievers
Matthew T. Huber is Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the author of Lifeblood: Oil, Freedom and the Forces of Capital and Climate Change as Class War. Links ___________________ Contact: [email protected] Matt Huber: https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory... Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jkFkD3 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3A4PPjZ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2SwB9Jr Instagram/Twitter/Linkedin: @utopiaisnow Timestamps ___________________ 0:00 Climate Change as Class War 9:35 - Class Politics, Marxist Thought & Climate Change 19:35 - What are the reasons for failing to focus on the Capitalist Class as largely responsible for the climate crisis? 27:11 - The Professional Class & The Working Class 35:46 - Hubris, humiliation & political disenfranchisement 48:07 - How do we appeal to working-class voters? 57:29 - How Socialism can save the planet 1:10:12 - Criticisms of Degrowth 1:18:13 - Matt Huber’s Utopia Credits __________________ Music: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X
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Matthew T. Huber is Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the author of Lifeblood: Oil, Freedom and the Forces of Capital and Climate Change as Class War. Links ___________________ Contact: [email protected] Matt Huber: https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory... Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3jkFkD3 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3A4PPjZ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2SwB9Jr Instagram/Twitter/Linkedin: @utopiaisnow Timestamps ___________________ 0:00 Climate Change as Class War 9:35 - Class Politics, Marxist Thought & Climate Change 19:35 - What are the reasons for failing to focus on the Capitalist Class as largely responsible for the climate crisis? 27:11 - The Professional Class & The Working Class 35:46 - Hubris, humiliation & political disenfranchisement 48:07 - How do we appeal to working-class voters? 57:29 - How Socialism can save the planet 1:10:12 - Criticisms of Degrowth 1:18:13 - Matt Huber’s Utopia Credits __________________ Music: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X
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