Mega-Storms in California: Democratic Establishment Fails Working People

Two weeks ago, California was hit by devastating, unprecedented storms. The National Weather Service in San Francisco issued its first ever hurricane force wind warning since records have been kept, and then Los Angeles received more than 60% of an entire year’s rainfall in one day.

The question of how to avert the impending climate catastrophe, and what it will take to dramatically change course in order to salvage a livable planet, is absolutely central to building the overall working-class fightback internationally against capitalism. What’s clear is that the capitalist elite have completely failed to even begin to address the crisis, and in fact, have been doubling down with trillions more dollars in corporate handouts for fossil fuels.

The planet just had its hottest year on record in 2023 and this past January was the warmest ever recorded. The crucial 1.5-degree-Celsius benchmark that scientists have warned about for decades, the benchmark that the Paris Climate Agreement was meant to prevent, has been breached. 

In the face of climate disaster, how do working and young people build a fightback? What will it take to win victories on the scale of what is so urgently needed? We’re joined by Jed, Los Angeles resident and Workers Strike Back activist, to discuss these questions!

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