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The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation

By Charles Derber, Suren Moodliar

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Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is a legendary linguist, philosopher, and political activist. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachussets Institute of Technology.

Laurie Parsons

Laurie Parsons is a senior lecturer in human geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Martha Mundy

Martha Mundy is a professor emerita of anthropology at the London School of Economics.

Richard Heinberg

Richard Heinberg is senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and the author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival.

John P. Ruehl

John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributor to several foreign affairs publications, and he is the author of Budget Superpower.

Justin Podur

Justin Podur is a Toronto-based writer.

Charles Derber

Charles Derber is a professor of sociology at Boston College and has written 25 books. Most recently, he coauthored Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It (Routledge, 2023).

Esther Afolaranmi

Esther Afolaranmi is an attorney, humanitarian, researcher, and writer. She is co-executive director of the Fair Start Movement.

Suren Moodliar

Suren Moodliar is the editor of the journal Socialism and Democracy and coordinator of encuentro5, a movement-building space in downtown Boston. He is the coauthor of Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It (Routledge, 2023).