Conflagration

Jay is joined by senior wildfire correspondents Roger and Erica to discuss the forest fires raging across North America. We talk about out of control fires on the edge of the Arctic Circle, the use of prison labour in fighting wildfires, and what kind of mitigation, if any, is possible. We also talk about the psychotic responses of American politicians to the crisis and capitalism’s One Weird Trick to deal with this problem (cutting down every tree while they still can). Also, Jay does a very bad Donald Trump impression.Erica Thomas is a labour organizer, professor and artist. Roger Peet is an artist, writer and head of comms for the Portland DSA.Show NotesTrump’s demented postGOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smokeMapping 100 years of forest fires in Canada On Fire by Naomi KleinThe Golden Spruce by John VaillantFire Weather by John VaillantThe Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the ProletaroceneObscurity: Life Inside the Smoke (art show)Carbon footprint of metal production could be more than 10 times higher than estimatedExecutive Order 14308: ‘Empowering Common Sense Wildfire Prevention and Response’Erica’s IGRoger’s IGLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comclementinemorrigan.comjaylesoleil.comFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe