Messy Conversations: Magatte Wade on Africa, Climate, and Free Speech
Magatte Wade of the Atlas Network’s Center for African Prosperity joins us to discuss the intersection of poverty, climate, and property rights. We also dive into the nuances that too often get left o...
1 Nov 20231h 12min
The Tomato Soup “Controversy”: Do Disruptive Climate Protests Actually Work?
Climate activism has shifted over the past few years—it's more constant now and includes more direct action than ever before. Some of that action has sparked backlash from critics, including climate s...
17 Okt 202331min
Why Indigenous Land Defenders Face Repression
From Ecuador to North Dakota, British Columbia to New Zealand, the backlash against Indigenous-led environmental protest is always particularly harsh, infused with colonialist entitlement to land, wat...
10 Okt 202328min
Guyana Gas-to-Energy Project: Who Really Benefits?
A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) looks at the details of Guyana's planned "Gas to Energy" project and finds mostly benefits for ExxonMobil and more d...
9 Okt 202326min
Joanna Smith on "Conspiring Against the United States" with Finger paint
In April 2023, Joanna Oltman Smith walked into the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. with fellow activist Tim Martin, and smeared water-soluble kids' finger paint on the glass display case containi...
3 Okt 202349min
Living with Loss: Climate Damage in Nigeria
Climate activists warn about the future—but for many communities, climate loss is already routine. Mo Isu from Inherited looks at the cycle of loss and rebuilding in the rural Niger Delta region of Ni...
26 Sep 202331min
How Think Tanks Paved the Way to Criminalize Climate Protest
Climate activists warn about the future—but for many communities, climate loss is already routine. Mo Isu from Inherited looks at the cycle of loss and rebuilding in the rural Niger Delta region of Ni...
19 Sep 202343min
Vietnam's Tax Evasion Charges Are Used to Jail Climate Activists
President Biden made his first trip to Vietnam as President this week, with the intention of "upgrading" diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam. Not on the agenda? Vietnam's move t...
11 Sep 202321min
