Bold Politics with Zack Polanski How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
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Nov 19, 2025 
George Monbiot, an influential author and environmental activist, discusses the intersection of capitalism, inequality, and ecological crisis. He critiques how billionaires manipulate media and politics, stifling dissent and promoting harmful narratives. Monbiot exposes the commodification of children's care and the housing crisis as tools for environmental degradation. He offers hope through grassroots movements and emphasizes the need for collective action to reclaim resources for the public good. His insights challenge listeners to mobilize for systemic change.
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Interlinked Social And Environmental Crises
- Social justice and environmental injustice are inseparable and must be addressed together.
- Splitting them leads to perverse outcomes like promoting fossil fuel projects for short-term welfare.
Why COP Is Set Up To Fail
- The COP process is structurally designed to produce stasis because consensus lets any country block action.
- Alternative treaty-building or modified voting systems could build progressive coalitions instead.
Wealth Begets Political Power
- Wealth concentration translates into political power that shapes policy in favour of the ultra-rich.
- Breaking this patrimonial spiral requires much higher taxes and democratic reclaiming of wealth.
