Joe Clement talks with Jeff Shantz about his book, Green Syndicalism: An Alternative Red / Green Vision. They discuss Shantz's history working for Greenpeace as the organization shifted from direct action to canvassing and lobbying, and the connections he made as an exploited canvasser with exploited workers in industries exploiting the natural world. The book draws on the theoretical work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, but offers practical considerations of the needs of activist organizers to make connections across groups, and to integrate activism into daily life and workplaces. Part Two of the discussion (not broadcast) will be available soon.

Tom Becker reads from David Graeber's "Work it Out, Slow it Down," exerpted from his Practical Utopians Guide to the Coming Collapse, on the dangers of overproduction and the need to respond differently to economic and environmental crisis.

On this special Earth Day Old Mole Variety Hour, Joe Clement hosts, and we hear

- Joe talks with Jeff Shantz about Green Syndicalism: An Alternative Red / Green Vision

- Bill Resnick talks with Robert Dietz about Advancing a Steady State Economy

- Tom Becker reads from David Graeber's Practical Utopians Guide to the Coming Collapse

- Joe reads from Matt Breunig on why we should give everyone food stamps

- Bill comments on the dangers of rightist narratives of the Boston bombings

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