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  • Tom Steyer on the Future of Energy

    Tom Steyer on the Future of Energy

    When climate investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer sat down with Scott Lewis of Voice of San Diego for the 2025 Charles David Keeling Memorial Lecture, one of the first things he talked about was a graph. Every morning, he checks the Keeling Curve, which he likens to “the Earth’s temperature,” comparing yesterday’s number with the…

  • Examining Neoliberalism’s Role in Modern Far-Right Politics

    The world is seeing a rise in far-right politics, from Italy, to France, to Brexit, to President Trump. So, how did we get here? And, where exactly are we? Is this authoritarianism, fascism, populism, or something else? These are the questions political theorist Wendy Brown addresses in her talk, Neoliberalism’s Scorpion Tail: Markets and Morals…