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November/December 2024

Nov 5, 2024 | dollarsandsense.org | John Miller |Nancy Folbre |Robert Pollin |David F. Bacon

• Visions of People-Centered U.S. and Global Economies | Order this issue or subscribe. • The 50-Year Evolution of the GOP | Order this issue or subscribe.
The Political Economy of Saving the Planet 2/2 - Bob Pollin

Sep 26, 2024 | znetwork.org | Robert Pollin |Talia Baroncelli

Given voters’ concerns over rising food and housing costs, Kamala Harris has pledged to combat price gouging if elected president, though she has yet to clearly lay out the hallmarks of the rest of her economic policy. In part 2, Bob Pollin, economist and advisor to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Pramila Jayapal on Medicare For All, explains the meaning of price gouging and delves into the causes of inflation during the COVID pandemic.
The Political Economy of Saving the Planet - Bob Pollin

Sep 13, 2024 | znetwork.org | Robert Pollin |Talia Baroncelli

The issue of banning (or not banning) fracking has been at the forefront of the 2024 presidential debates between former President Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Fracking, a technique that involves horizontal drilling to extract gas and oil from shale rock, risks methane leaks and other environmental hazards.
Ahead of the Debates, What Are the Myths and Realities of Biden’s Economy?

Jun 27, 2024 | znetwork.org | Robert Pollin |CJ Polychroniou

The economy is a top issue for many voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election. In a lengthy interview ahead of the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, world-renowned progressive economist Robert Pollin offers a detailed and thorough assessment of the actual state of the U.S. economy and the effects of Biden’s economic policies.
A Mass Climate Mobilization Is Taking Place Sunday. Here’s Why It’s Urgent.

Sep 15, 2023 | znetwork.org | Robert Pollin |CJ Polychroniou

A UN climate report ahead of the upcoming COP28 summit says that governments are failing to cut emissions fast enough for the planet to avoid an unmitigated disaster and calls in turn for the phasing out of fossil fuels. In the wake of the hottest summer on record, climate advocates have organized a “March to End Fossil Fuels” in New York City as part of the wave of global mobilizations with the aim of putting an end to the poisons that are killing the planet.
Just Transition Can Stop Earth From Becoming Uninhabitable

Jun 8, 2023 | znetwork.org | Noam Chomsky |Robert Pollin |CJ Polychroniou

Climate change is “,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in late March. Indeed, the threats of the impending climate crisis have become very tangible, and the world’s top scientists are warning that the Earth is likely to pass a dangerous temperature threshold very soon unless we act now.
Wir stehen vor einem Klimaabgrund, aber es gibt Funken der Hoffnung

Apr 19, 2023 | telepolis.de | C.J. Polychroniou |Robert Pollin

Wir stehen vor einem Klimaabgrund, aber es gibt Funken der Hoffnung Verdopplung fossiler Subventionen letztes Jahr: Geld ist genug da Auf einer Seite lesen Klimaökonom Robert Pollin sagt: Die Lage ist schlimm, aber es gibt auch positive Entwicklungen. So beginnen die Menschen zu erkennen, dass die Energiewende ein Jobmotor ist. Warum es keinen Grund gibt, den Kopf in den Sand zu stecken.