In Episode 221 [11] of the CounterVortex podcast [12], Bill Weinberg continues [13] the Spring ritual from his old WBAI [14] program, the Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade [15] (which he lost due to his political dissent [16]), of reading the George Orwell [17] essay "Some Thoughts on the Common Toad [18]"—which brilliantly predicted ecological politics when it was published way back in April 1946. The Social Ecology [19] of Murray Bookchin [20] today informs a radical response [21] to the global climate crisis [22], emphasizing self-organized action [23] at the local [24] and municipal levels [25] as world leaders dither [26], proffer techno-fix solutions [27], or consciously obstruct progress [28].
Listen on SoundCloud [11] or via Patreon [29].
Shout-out to Bill's old co-host Ann-Marie Hendrickson, who is still carrying on the Common Toad tradition on her own WBAI program, Mansion for a Rat [31].
Production by Chris Rywalt [32]
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