Capitalism, COVID & the Climate Crisis
Capitalism, COVID & the climate crisis are interconnected. Capitalism careens from one disaster to another. Its inequalities are grotesque. The pandemic is likely to take on new forms in the future. The climate emergency is all too obvious. The latest IPCC report, the UN agency on climate, makes for sobering reading. It warns that dire impacts from climate change will arrive sooner than many expect. The co-chair of the working group behind the report said, “Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.” Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said some governments and businesses were “lying” in claiming to be on track for 1.5C. He warned: “Some government and business leaders are saying one thing – but doing another. Simply put, they are lying. And the results will be catastrophic.”
Speaker
Nancy Fraser
Nancy Fraser is a philosopher, critical theorist, feminist and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York. She is known for her critique of identity politics and her work on the concept of justice. She is also a staunch critic of contemporary liberal feminism and its abandonment of social justice issues. She is the author of Fortunes of Feminism and Cannibal Capitalism.
Nelson BC Listener –
This episode with Nancy Fraser blew my socks off…so utterly wonderful connecting the dots. It’s the best of times and the worst of times, yet again. I will be teaching a feminist workshop at our recently rescued Women’s Centre soon and I will play Nancy Fraser’s CD as a part of that.
Te’ zins (verified owner) –
Nancy Fraser has created a WOW immediately in real-time to truly understand that this capitalism is actually a cannibalized system that feeds upon life itself. And we the leftovers must rethink and boost our humanity everywhere before it is too late.