Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet--And How We Fight Back (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781568589473)

This damning account of the forces that have hijacked progress on climate change shares a bold vision of what it will take, politically and economically, to face the existential threat of global warming head-on.

It has become impossible to deny that the planet is warming, and that governments must act. But a new denialism is taking root in the halls of power, shaped by decades of neoliberal policies and centuries of anti-democratic thinking. Since the 1980s, Democrats and Republicans have each granted enormous concessions to industries hell bent on maintaining business as usual. What's worse, policymakers have given oil and gas executives a seat at the table designing policies that should euthanize their business model.

This approach, journalist Kate Aronoff makes clear, will only drive the planet further into emergency. Drawing on years of reporting, Aronoff lays out an alternative vision, detailing how democratic majorities can curb polluters' power; create millions of well-paid, union jobs; enact climate reparations; and transform the economy into a more leisurely and sustainable one. Our future will require a radical reimagining of politics--with the world at stake.

Author: Kate Aronoff
ISBN-10: 1568589476
ISBN-13: 9781568589473
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2021
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.60w x 1.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/08/2021
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2021