Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following interview from Against the Grain:
Preparing for doomsday is a mindset as well as a set of activities that have been encouraged by the political elites ever since the Cold War. According to Emily Ray, Professor of Political Science at Sonoma State, Americans are encouraged to think of “bunkering” as an individual endeavor that draws on the market for solutions and leaves behind the usual marginalized communities. In this interview from Against the Grain, C.S. Soong speaks with Ray about prepping for doomsday as a strategy for distracting people from imagining real solutions to contemporary global crises. This segment originally aired on KPFA on July 11, 2022.
Against the Grain is hosted by Sasha Lilley and C.S Soong on KPFA Pacifica Radio in Berkley, California. ATG is a program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on political, economic, social, and cultural issues important to radical thinking and activism.
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