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Act Out! [144] - The Unknown Toll of Fossil Fuels on Native Women + Richard Wolff on Democratizing our Lives

Act Out! [144] - The Unknown Toll of Fossil Fuels on Native Women + Richard Wolff on Democratizing our Lives
Wed, 1/17/2018 - by Eleanor Goldfield
This article originally appeared on Occupy.com

This week on Act Out!, from predator economics to co-ops, we take a look at how our current system pollutes not only the planet but marginalized communities through direct and pervasive violence. And while the stock market goes up, our quality of life – both economically and otherwise, continues to fall. There is another way, and economist Richard Wolff joins us to talk about a truly democratic alternative already in practice across the world, even here in the U.S.

Site list:

https://www.artkillingapathy.com/blog

https://gofossilfree.org/divestment

http://www.rdwolff.com

http://www.democracyatwork.info/media

 

 

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