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Jim Speth – Apr 1, 2022 From a 1981 Gus Speth interview for a British documentary on climate change, “Warming Warning.” This interview took place seven years before public testimony by Dr. James Hansen, on 23 June 1988. See: They … Continue reading →

Reflections on race, environment, politics, and living on the front lines of change In Angels by the River, James Gustave “Gus” Speth recounts his unlikely path from a southern boyhood through his years as one of the nation’s most influential … Continue reading →

“My point of departure in this book is the momentous environmental challenge we face. But today’s environmental reality is linked powerfully with other realities, including growing social inequality and neglect and the erosion of democratic governance and popular control. . … Continue reading →

The recognition is growing: truly addressing the problems of the 21st century requires going beyond small tweaks and modest reforms to business as usual―it requires “changing the system.” But what does this mean? And what would it entail? The New … Continue reading →

A devastating, play-by-play account of the federal government’s leading role in bringing about today’s climate crisis. In 2015, a group of twenty-one young people sued the federal government for violating their constitutional rights by promoting the climate catastrophe, depriving them … Continue reading →

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Reflections on race, environment, politics, and living on the front lines of change In Angels by the River, James Gustave “Gus” Speth recounts his unlikely path from a southern boyhood through his years as one of the nation’s most influential … Continue reading →

In this third volume of his award-winning American Crisis series, James Gustave Speth makes his boldest and most ambitious contribution yet. He looks unsparingly at the sea of troubles in which the United States now finds itself, charts a course … Continue reading →

After award-winning books on environment and scores of articles, this is Gus Speth’s first book of poetry. In it there are stories about people and their journeys, scathing but sometimes humorous commentary on current events, several reflections on climate risks … Continue reading →

The Next System Project Published on Nov 22, 2016 Gus Speth, co-chair of The Next System Project, was invited to give the 2016 lecture in honor of David Sive, widely regarded as one of the key early pioneers of environmental … Continue reading →