Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed the global political calculus almost overnight. While catastrophic and horrific in nature, this shift has provided unforeseen opportunities that were unthinkable just a few months ago. The question is how best to mobilize in this darkness to affect positive change moving forward. We examine the work of Thomas Piketty and Erica Chenoweth to help wrap our minds around what’s possible, no matter how audacious.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:07

Chapter One: 00:03:13

Chapter Two: 00:13:32

Chapter Three: 00:20:21

Closing Thoughts: 00:28:13

Post-Show Musings: 00:31:30

Outro: 00:46:17

Resources

IRS: The Estate Tax: Ninety Years and Counting

IPCC: Climate Change 2022

Al Jazeera: Could energy independence from Russia spur a shift to renewables?

New York Times: Can Germany Break Up With Russian Gas?

Jacobin: Nationalize All the Oil Companies

Adam Tooze: China under pressure

Book Love

Thomas Piketty: Time for Socialism: Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021

UNFTR Episode Resources

White on White Crime in Eastern Europe.

Peak Oil.

A (Mostly) Vegan World.

Playing Chicken with China.

Building the Climate Industrial Complex.

Modern Monetary Theory.

The Beatification of Ronald Reagan.

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