Excerpt: /105/ The Lorax & the AK-47 ft. Leigh Phillips

This is a sample. For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/BungaCast On ecofascism. Both the shooters in the Christchurch and El Paso massacres were declared 'ecofascists'. Now, a new governing coalition in Austria brings together Greens and the hard right in an unconventional union. How does Malthusianism link the far right and ecology? What are the dangers of 'lifeboat politics', and how can the Left resist this logic? Is the Green New Deal a solution? Readings: Eco-fascism: The ideology marrying environmentalism and white supremacy thriving online, Sarah Manavis, New Statesman First as Tragedy, Then as Fascism, Alex Amend, The Baffler Austria’s new government includes the pro-environment Greens. That’s a first., The Washington Post Why White Supremacists Are Hooked on Green Living, Sam Adler-Bell, TNR What Is Eco-Fascism, the Ideology Behind Attacks in El Paso and Christchurch?, Luke Darby, GQ Only a Green New Deal Can Douse the Fires of Eco-Fascism, Naomi Klein, The Intercept