wrest power from corporations is this even possible joining me to discuss the climate crisis is victor wallace author of red green revolution the politics and technology of eco socialism. let's define eco socialism to begin with you do in the book well the basic idea of socialism is the elimination of class divisions as ultimately the basic idea of ecology is to restore some kind of balance some kind of health in the environment and what the 2 have in common is that both clash fundamentally with the idea that production decisions should be made on the basis of a search for profits you have to get away from the search for profits whether you're looking at as an environmentalist or as a socialist and i think i feel in a way. in terms of the convergence of the 2 that the eco prefix is not really necessary it's implied in socialism however i think it's important to add it just for political reasons i want to show to emphasize to underscore the ecological dimension of the struggle for socialism to show that it's really in everybody's interest and what does it look like. eco socialism yeah what does

wrest power from corporations is this even possible joining me to discuss the climate crisis is victor wallaceauthor of red green revolution the politics and technology of eco socialism let's define eco socialism to begin with you do in the book well the basic idea of socialism is the elimination of class divisions as ultimately the basic idea of ecology is to restore some kind of balance some kind.

wallace. harry truman walked away as the victor.of the greatest electoral upsets in american history. ♪ national conventions are then a political process that is uniquely american. faces change, but there are always the crowds, the speeches, music, and suspense. after the candidates are chosen and the campaign has ended, the people speak. and through the ballot box determine which candidate will assume the burden and power of the american presidency. ♪ >> steve, in looking at a film like this, i suppose there are some who would say, well, isn't it all just tweedle dumb and tweedle deand really isn't that important, elections don't really decide anything? what do you think? >> well, that passing parade of all of those historical faces certainly suggests to me a personal response on one level of that question, dick. after all, an election by definitions is choice between two individuals. so when you ask yourself does it make any difference between george mcgovern and richard nixon in 1972. would it have made a difference if the people

rights party at henry wallace, the choice of the small but enthusiastic liberal progressive party, harry truman on the democratic ticket walked away from the election as the victor. this was one of the greatest electoral upsets in american history. (music) >> national conventions are a process uniquely american. there are crowds, music and suspense. through the ballot box people determine who will assume the burden and power of the american presidency. (music) >> steve, and looking at a film like this, i suppose there are some who would say well, this is all just tweedledum and tweedledee and really is not that important. elections do not really decide anything. what do you think? >> that passing parade of all those historical faces certainly suggests to me a personal response on one level to that question, dig. after all, and election by definition is a choice between two individuals. so when you ask yourself does it make any difference between george mcgovern and richard nixon in 1972? what have made any difference if people had chosen stevenson instead of dwight d. eisenhower in 1952, or herbert hoover instead of franklin roosevelt in 1932? i think the answer