Live in NYC, Jenny and Yelena are joined by philosopher Brian Irwin who reports on \u201cDesigning a Green New Deal\u201d, a conference that took place at UPenn on Sept. 13th. Also discussed: the climate strike, ways to effect political change, Jonathan Franzen (is he a dick?), anthropogenic urban planning, and 'ge-stell'.
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Of relevance:
\u201cDesigning a Green New Deal\u201d
https://mcharg.upenn.edu/events/%E2%80%9Cdesigning-green-new-deal%E2%80%9D
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\u201cUS politics is stuck. Can the climate movement shake it loose?\u201d\xa0by David Roberts, a panelist at \u201cDesigning a Green New Deal\u201d conference.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/23/20877731/climate-strike-politics-march-dc
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Jeet Heer on Jonathan Franzen:
https://www.thenation.com/article/climate-change-jonathan-franzen/