Episode 607: The politics of climate-STAN COX & JOHN FEFFER-Minority rule strikes again

Published: July 13, 2023, 3 a.m.

I\u2019ve long believed that to confront challenges like climate change, we need to move public opinion to the point where a majority favor policies that respond effectively and fairly. I\u2019m afraid that\u2019s no longer true. I read with alarm STAN COX\u2019s article MAGA Legislators Increasingly Force Taxpayers to Support Fossil Fuel Industry by, among other things, outlawing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing. Here\u2019s my conversation with STAN COX of the Land Institute and JOHN FEFFER of the Institute for Policy Studies, about this anti-democratic and destructive strategy and other aspects of the politics of climate. You can learn more at landinstitute.org and johnfeffer.com