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Everything must change when it comes to climate, says author

KCRW’s Warren Olney talks with Ben Ehrenreich about his recent New Republic article titled “We’re Hurtling Toward Global Suicide.” Ehrenreich is a freelance journalist and author of “ Desert Notebooks: A Roadmap for the End of Time .”

By Warren Olney • Apr 2, 2021 • 33m Listen

While President Biden wants a booming economy to overcome climate change, journalist Ben Ehrenreich says, “Eternal growth ... has been absolutely devastating to the planet … and our own lives. … [It’s been] like a religion since World War II. ... It’s threatening to kill us all and … everything must change.” He says scientists have reached that conclusion, and that he hopes for a generation of young people who are willing to confront 21st century inequities.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Ben Ehrenreich
Journalist and Author

To the Point

Everything must change when it comes to climate, says author

KCRW’s Warren Olney talks with Ben Ehrenreich about his recent New Republic article titled “We’re Hurtling Toward Global Suicide.” Ehrenreich is a freelance journalist and author of “ Desert Notebooks: A Roadmap for the End of Time .”

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To the Point

Everything must change when it comes to climate, says author

KCRW’s Warren Olney talks with Ben Ehrenreich about his recent New Republic article titled “We’re Hurtling Toward Global Suicide.” Ehrenreich is a freelance journalist and author of “ Desert Notebooks: A Roadmap for the End of Time .”

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