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Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal: The Political Economy of Saving the Planet Audiobook
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Climate change: watershed or endgame?
In this compelling new book, Noam Chomsky, the world’s leading public intellectual, and Robert Pollin, a renowned progressive economist, map out the catastrophic consequences of unchecked climate change—and present a realistic blueprint for change: the Green New Deal.
Together, Chomsky and Pollin show how the forecasts for a hotter planet strain the imagination: vast stretches of the Earth will become uninhabitable, plagued by extreme weather, drought, rising seas, and crop failure. Arguing against the misplaced fear of economic disaster and unemployment arising from the transition to a green economy, they show how this bogus concern encourages climate denialism.
Humanity must stop burning fossil fuels within the next thirty years and do so in a way that improves living standards and opportunities for working people. This is the goal of the Green New Deal and, as the authors make clear, it is entirely feasible. Climate change is an emergency that cannot be ignored. This book shows how it can be overcome both politically and economically.
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“This audiobook is structured around questions raised by discussion points from political scientist C. J. Polychroniou. James Patrick Cronin narrates each question, identifies which author, Pollin or Chomsky, is answering, and then reads the response…He maintains an even pace and an earnest demeanor throughout.”
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“A thought-provoking and succinct manifesto.”
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“Emphasizes the crisis our planet faces but also says ‘there is a solution at hand.’”
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“Brisk and lucid.”
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“A survival manual for civilization. I want everyone—yes, every person on the planet—to learn its message and to face the challenge it poses: commit to the Pollin–Chomsky global program for climate stabilization, a massive expansion of good jobs, and just transition.”
— Daniel Ellsberg, political activist and author of The Doomsday Machine
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A Literary Hub Pick of Most Anticipated Books of 2020
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About the Authors
Noam Chomsky is the bestselling author of over 100 influential political books and has collaborated with journalists on books such as Perilous Power, Gaza in Crisis, and On Palestine. He is a laureate professor at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus in the department of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is one of the foremost critics of US foreign policy. He has published numerous groundbreaking books, articles, and essays on global politics, history, and linguistics. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics.
About James Patrick Cronin
James Patrick Cronin began his audiobook career at twelve years of age opposite Christopher Lloyd in The Pagemaster. An Earphones Award–winning narrator, he has recorded over one hundred audiobooks across an extensive range of genres. A classically trained stage actor with an MFA from the University of Louisville and a degree in philosophy, he has spent his years since college performing as an actor and a comedian on stages all over the world. He has performed everything from the classics to original material in Ireland, Scotland, Serbia, and Israel, as well as all across the United States.