In this episode, we sit with Max Ajl, author of A People’s Green New Deal (2021), to discuss a range of issues pertaining to climate justice. We discuss the GND’s (lack of) engagement with anti/imperialism, class struggle over the socialization

City Planning for Just Transitions w/ Holly Caggiano

Apr 21st, 2024 47m 52s

Holly Caggiano is an Assistant Professor in Climate Justice and Environmental Planning at the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning. Her research explores social dimensions of climate transitions in the US a

Extreme heat and uneven urban development: Planning & community responses to climate adaptation w/ Sophie Van Neste

Apr 12th, 2024 58m 15s

Sophie L. Van Neste is an associate professor in urban studies at INRS (Tiohtià:ke/Montreal), holder of a Canada research chair in urban climate action. Her research focuses on social movements in urban environmental politics and participatory

On Extractivism & "Sustainable" Development w/ Philippe Le Billon & Erik Post

Mar 17th, 2024 58m 52s

In this episode, we sit with Philippe Le Billon and Erik Post and discuss a wide array of topics all connected by a thread of seeing ‘sustainable development’ as yet another iteration in a long history of capitalist development. By examining v

Pipelines & Settler-Colonial Extractivism w/ Liam Fox

Mar 10th, 2024 1h 20m

Liam is a PhD researcher in Geography at the University of Toronto and a volunteer tenant organizer in Vancouver. He’s interested in labor, community, and movement organizing strategy, and the politics of reproduction under capitalism. In this

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