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Professor of Geography at UCLA, he holds the John Muir Memorial Chair
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Glen MacDonald
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FROM Glen MacDonald
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Fires burning all over the world: We might look back and say 'those were the good old days' We’re used to talking about wildfires this time of year, but there are lots of fires burning right now around the world: California, Greece, Scandinavia, the Arctic. Add that to heat waves in places like Japan and Canada. We speak with a climate scientist to understand what’s going on, and what trends could look like for years to come. People light candles outside the parliament building to commemorate the victims of a wildfire that left at least 91 dead, in Athens, Greece, July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Which Way, L.A.?
The Legacy of John Muir Before he died just 100 years ago, John Muir turned the love of nature into a kind of religion. He gave what he called, "the wilderness" a spiritual value. He was instrumental in establishing the National Park System and he was the founding President of the Sierra Club. But can he be called the "patron saint" of the environmental movement as we know it today? Glen MacDonald is Professor of Geography at UCLA, where he holds the John Muir Memorial Chair.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
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Claudio Magris: Blameless In Claudio Magris' Blameless, a museum of the implements of war and destruction is created to inspire peace. But this conversation is not just about war and peace.