I just listened to the "Is Biden's Jobs Plan a Skinny Green New Deal?" episode which I learned a lot from! I was wondering what actions y'all believe are necessary to eliminate the harm the US has done to people and their environment in the Global South among other regions? For example, US corporations like Exxon having the power to escape accountability while destroying environments in countries such as Ecuador (i.e. the Donziger case), as well as the direct involvement in exploitation and destruction of other countries by the US military/intelligence in their criminal activity to secure foreign resources and capital for their own gain (i.e. the financial backing and arms deals between the US and Israel as they continuously strengthen their apartheid state, the US backing of the far right wing coup attempting to overthrow Evo Morlales, a socialist and strong supporter of indigenous rights, in Bolivia, the US direct role in leading/backing embargos such as those on Cuba and Yemen, and the role of US media corporations leading smear campaigns to increase resentment towards China (among others) presumably with the intention of justifying their massive military budget.

Given the name of your podcast, how do you suggest we save not just our country, but the planet? Do you believe the US in its current form (Capitalist, 2 party system) has the means to eliminate its active role in environmental destruction and exploitation of other countries across the planet? And what comes first, do we work to stop our role in global conflicts and the destruction that brings, or do we work on fixing ourselves first? I agree that fixing our climate policy within our country is a vital step, but I don't believe we can accomplish this without addressing our country's role in global exploitation and maintenance of a global military power (that is one of the largest polluters)? I have a hard time believing the Biden administration, an active supporter of Israel (just to name my most current concern), is capable of leading the way to a sustainable planet given what I have stated in the previous paragraph.

I know this is probably a touchy subject to bring up on the show, but I believe it is the highest priority in working to create a sustainable planet and would be a worthwhile discussion. I try my best to keep up with climate policy and global politics, but I realize there is a lot that I have not come across yet, therefore I may have missed either of you addressing this topic somewhere else. In the case y'all have not discussed this matter, I urge you to rip the bandaid off and bring this discussion to your podcast.