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The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation

By Charles Derber, Suren Moodliar

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Justin Podur

Justin Podur is a Toronto-based writer.

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.

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.

Richard Heinberg

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

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).

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).

Laurie Parsons

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

Esther Afolaranmi

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

Martha Mundy

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