Expansion possible. We saw both the economic transformations and the effects of those changes on the economy as far as lifestyles, both for the very rich, these opulent robber baron lifestyles and also the very poor. Whether it was the People Living in the shacks of the new england mill towns or whether it was twhen the explored the gilded age city, he increasing problems of housing in the sanitation that came with this rapid and in many ways chaotic growth of the cities in the late 19th century. All of it accompanied by problems going along with immigration. Last time, we saw in particular there was some frustration with this new gilded age regime. As we talked about the farmers in this period. That lecture could have been called discontent in the gilded age part one. Today we turn our attention mostly back towards industry and in some ways back toward the cities as well. I want to look at different types of frustrations with this new order in america. We started with the song eight h
Welcome back everybody, as you know weve been in the golden age for sometime now. We have already seen the Technological Innovations that have made some of this economic expansion possible. We saw about the economic transformations and the effects of those changes in the economy as far as lifestyles both of the very rich, these opulent robert baron lifestyles on the one hand and on the other hand on the very poor but it was the People Living shacks of the new england newtowns or whether it was when we explored the gilded age city, the increasing problems of housing that came with this rapid and in many ways, chaotic birth of the cities in the 19th century in all of it accompanied by problems going along with immigration. And then last time, we saw in particular there was some frustration with this new gilded age regime as we talk about the farmers in this period. That lecture really couldve been called the discontent in the gilded age part one. Today, we turn our attention mostly back
Of health in the environment and what the 2 have in common is that both clash fundamentally with the idea that production decisions should be made on the basis of a search for profits you have to get away from the search for profits whether youre looking as an environmentalist or as a socialist and i think i feel in a way. In terms of the convergence of the 2 that the eco prefix is not really necessary its implied in socialism however i think its important to add it just for political reasons i want to show to emphasize to underscore the ecological dimension of the struggle for socialism to show that its really in everybodys interest and what does it look like. Eco socialism yeah what does that world look like what would you do talk about the book the vision. Well the vision is as i said one of the classless society. In which there would have been a considerable reconfiguration of space. There would be less need for going long distances every day to get to work there would be more. Res
Systems of life on which we depend this will only happen when we embrace an alternative vision of Human Society one where the Natural World is not a commodity to be exploited and destroyed but honored and protected as the source of life itself time is running out how as we head towards ecological collapse can we instill new values and a new ethic in the Human Society how will we wrest power from corporations is this even possible joining me to discuss the Climate Crisis is Victor Wallace author of red green revolution the politics and technology of eco socialism. Lets define eco socialism to begin with you do in the book well the basic idea of socialism is the elimination of Class Divisions as ultimately the basic idea of ecology is to restore some kind of balance some kind of health in the environment and what the 2 have in common is that both clash fundamentally with the idea that production decisions should be made on the basis of a search for profits you have to get away from the s
The 1st place you cant use the same system to correct itself the created these problems in the 1st place. The struggle to prevent eco side now taking place across the planet is at its core a battle against corporate capitalism itself to save ourselves from environmental catastrophe and ultimately extinction there must be a radical reinterpretation of our relations with each other and the planetary systems of life on which we depend this will only happen when we embrace an alternative vision of Human Society one where the Natural World is not a commodity to be exploited and destroyed but honored and protected as the source of life itself time is running out how as we head towards ecological collapse. Can we instill new values and a new ethic in the Human Society how we wrest power from corporations is this even possible joining me to discuss the Climate Crisis is Victor Wallace author of red green revolution the politics and technology of eco socialism lets define eco socialism to begin