Fighting Climate Change in an Authoritarian Age

Update: 2025-06-05

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What’s a greater threat to humanity: climate change, or the potential collapse of democracy? In this episode, Sammy Roth speaks with Clark University geography professor James McCarthy, who’s studied how authoritarianism and environmental destruction can be deeply intertwined.

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Fighting Climate Change in an Authoritarian Age

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Fighting Climate Change in an Authoritarian Age

Sammy Roth

Fighting Climate Change in an Authoritarian Age