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Deadly protests in Iran; divestment from fossil fuels

When political protesters were gunned down by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, was it a victory or a defeat for President Trump? Also on this episode: the rude disruption of this year’s Harvard-Yale football classic in the fight over climate change.

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By Warren Olney • Dec 5, 2019 • 44m Listen

When political protesters were gunned down by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, was it a victory or a defeat for President Trump?

Also on this podcast: the rude disruption of this year’s Harvard-Yale football classic in the fight over climate change. Should their massive endowments divest themselves of fossil fuel stocks? It’s a strategy that helped end apartheid in South Africa and reign in big tobacco. Activists call it a moral imperative for training America’s next generation of leaders.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Robert Malley

    International Crisis Group

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    Umair Irfan

    climate change, energy, and environment reporter for Vox

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    Solomon Medintz

    Third year undergraduate at the University of Michigan and a member their Climate Action Movement

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