{"id":49521,"date":"2021-02-22T20:37:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=97d811fa5304e0bcbcdfabadd97d1422"},"modified":"2021-02-22T20:37:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:37:47","slug":"2529-why-texas-gop-fears-the-green-new-deal-w-naomi-klein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/02\/22\/2529-why-texas-gop-fears-the-green-new-deal-w-naomi-klein\/","title":{"rendered":"2529 – Why Texas GOP Fears the Green New Deal w\/ Naomi Klein"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam is back today with Emma to host author and professor Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein<\/a>) to discuss the climate disaster this past week in Texas and her latest NYT op-ed \"Why Texas Republicans Fear the Green New Deal<\/a>.\"<\/p>

On today's show:\u00a0Ron Johnson says Texas snow storm is reason why Green New Deal is a terrible idea.<\/p>

Author and professor Naomi Klein joins the program to discuss climate disaster in Texas and her latest NYT op-ed \"Why Texas Republicans Fear the Green New Deal<\/a>.\" How those in power use \"the shock doctrine\" to take advantage of crises to execute policy goals. The invasion of Iraq, the fascist coup in Chile, and other past examples of the shock doctrine in action. What's different about the crisis in Texas? How renewable sources of energy\u00a0lend themselves to decentralization.<\/p>

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This post was originally published on The Majority Report with Sam Seder<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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