Will America hold Trump & his enablers accountable for 400,000 unnecessary deaths? Is this manslaughter, now that Trump brags that he actively ignored the scientific advice? Prof. Richard Wolff is here on rising food prices and the impact on global unrest. If prices continue to rise — on top of the pain of the pandemic — the world could be in for a bumpy future. Plus - Vaccine Passports? Let's just call them "right to life" or "freedom" passports! What red blooded, Nazi-arm-band-wearing, Confederate-flag-waving, Capitol-invading, gun-toting American patriot could possibly object?

Coming up on the Science Revolution this week, look out, as Rand Paul may be infecting America with a brand new COVID epidemic, and we may have no protection. Investigative Journalist, Greg Palast is here on the Exxon Valdez disaster 33 years ago. He's saying, "don't buy Exxon's fable of the drunken captain." We just passed World Water Day and Rianna Eckel, from Food and Water Watch, drops by about the growing threat of water privatization.

Coming up this week on the Science Revolution is Dr. Justin Frank, author of Obama on the Couch & Bush on the Couch. He's here on how to deal with the trauma of both the pandemic and 4 years of Trump... It's been a stressful time! Some of us have lost family and friends and have found it difficult to stay safe and pay the bills. The Trump years have been a challenge to democracy and to our sanity. Dr Justin Frank is here to help.

Coming up on the Science Revolution is Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps. On the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima Crisis, in a similar fashion to the current COVID-19 pandemic, opinion on Fukushima is diverging between those who are horrified by the health risks, and those who are angry at the possible economic damage that could be done to the community. Investigative Journalist Greg Palast drops by on how Stacey Abrams' REAL courage in Georgia was and is her opposition to Vogtle nuclear plant — the last and only nuclear plant under construction in the USA. She won’t back charging Georgians ruinous electric bills to finish it. Also in Geeky Science - good news on CBD. There is a new report out showing it reduces plaque and improves cognition in Alzheimer patients.

This week on The Science Revolution is Neil DeGrasse Tyson. He's here about his new book -"Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going". We'll be talking about, what is life on Earth and in the universe? How did the universe get to be this way, and not some other way? What is the universe made of?

Coming up on the Science Revolution is Nick Dearden with Global Justice Now. Should America have a "People's" Vaccine? Nick is calling for an immediate suspension of patents on Covid-19 vaccines, and an international plan to ramp up production as rapidly as possible.Barry C. Lyn from Open Markets Institute drops by on how monopolies have created a crisis in the food industries. Zach Corrigan from Food & Water Justice is also here on how pork slaughter plants with "self inspection" rules are not working well and endangering our health. Stay tuned.

Coming Up on The Science Revolution this week is Thom and Dr. Michael Mann on our fossil fuel addiction & how it's leading to “Bomb Cyclones” & Famines. If this week’s wild weather is a forecast of what’s to come, we need to get our carbon emissions under control quickly. As the Jet Stream to our north, and the Gulf Stream to our east continue to wobble and weaken, weather patterns that enable us to predictably grow food and maintain a habitable lifestyle are collapsing. This severe winter weather is a warning and will become civilization-threatening, and eventually could bring down the human species overall. The crisis is now. Stay tuned.

Coming up on the Science Revolution this week is - Dr. Bandy Lee, Yale School of Medicine, author of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. She joins us on how Trump and other cult leaders infect their disciples. Plus Professor Richard Silberstein, Chief Scientist & Director of Neuro-Insight’s research program, drops by to explain the neuroscience of the creative geek.

On The Science Revolution this week is Dr. Michael Mann on the new Climate War. He shares how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change. And Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding drops by warning us the coronavirus could be a ‘thermonuclear pandemic.’ He'll also talk about the new Covid variants and what he would do differently. Plus Severine Fleming, from Greenhorns, is here about food security, regenerative agriculture and the hidden value of local food.

Coming up on The Science Revolution today - Dr. Justin A. Frank is here on the psychology of mob mentality & violence; what propels a mob? Dr. Sam Metz, a member of Mad as Hell Doctors, drops by, on the need for federal legislation to allow individual states to create true state-wide universal healthcare plans, especially single payer plans. Stay tuned.

On the Science Revolution this week - Will AI Robots Destroy the Human Race? And why does AI intelligence bond more with the far right? John Noël Greenpeace USA is here on how, he thinks, big oil & gas funded the attempted coup on Jan 6th. Latricea Adams of Black Millennials 4 Flint drops by saying, finally...charges on the Flint water crisis! It's been more than six years after the Flint water crisis began, when the children of Flint were poisoned by lead. Plus in our Geeky Science - There's a new study out and guess what? Eating chili peppers could add years to your life, and cut your risk of cancer and heart disease.

On the Science Revolution this week is Dr Justin Frank, MD. He's here on the Psychology of Authoritarianism. We'll be taking a deep dive into the mind of Trump and his followers; where and how does the authoritarian mind begin? Plus - The vaccine effort has failed - Can it be fixed or should we just do the one shot approach?

Dr. Edwin C. May Joins the Science Revolution this week for an in-depth interview on how the federal government used ESP to spy on foreign governments. In brief: The US Military and Intelligence communities funded a 20 year program to collect intelligence during the Cold War by using so-called psychics. Did it work? Was it successful? What happened?

This week's Science Revolution is an in-depth interview with Dr. Michael Mann on the topic of climate change. Some of the climate issues we'll be covering are- what are the systemic things in business and politics we need to address? Will there be “safer” places on earth? What’s the lag time between emissions and tipping points or other changes? What are the parallels between today and past epochs? Plus we talk about what average people can do! Tune in.

On The Science Revolution this week is Melissa Troutman & Joshua Boaz Pribanic on their new documentary, with Mark Ruffalo, called The Invisible Hand. The Rights of Nature movement captured in INVISIBLE HAND changes Nature’s status from property to living entity. This fixes a fundamental flaw within societies worldwide that contributes to everything from genocide to ecocide. Across the globe, communities are creating new legal systems that grant legal, enforceable rights to Nature, thereby honoring the rights of all people, too. This movie shows when we enact and enforce the Rights of Nature, we restore the sanctity and equanimity of all Life, including human beings.

On this week's Science Revolution, Vien Truong, with Tom Steyer's Climate Justice, joins the show, with a vision for a Green, a Red, and a Blue New Deal. That vision includes Native Americans, a blue new deal for our threatened oceans, and a green new deal for our coastal communities. Dr. Michael Greger joins us. Have you gained a few Covid-pounds? In his new HOW NOT TO DIET COOKBOOK Dr. Michael Greger shows you how can eat your way to a healthy, sustainable weight with plant-based meals. Teri Mills, President with The National Nursing Network Organization & 2019 Oregon Nurse of the Year drops by on why a National Nurse for Public Health is important. Plus Laura Packard, the founder-Health Care Voices, explains open enrollment under the ACA to help the 16M+ uninsured Americans get enro

Covid has made it excruciatingly obvious that the Republican Party has devolved into a sort of wealth-worshiping death cult devoted only to wealthy people and big corporations who, in turn, fund their campaigns. Ellen Montgomery with Environment America is here on the Trump administration's rush to open ANWR to oil drilling- this could be catastrophic. Dr. Mark Plotkin with the Amazon Conservation Team drops by about healing the forest inferno; we need conservation of the Amazon in the face of both the fires and the pandemic.

Dr. Michael Mann joins The Science Revolution for the full episode this week. He is the distinguished Professor of Meteorology & Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University- his latest book is "The New Climate War". There's a new study out - have humans passed the 'point of no return' in the Climate Crisis and is there hope? We also talk about storms getting worse with climate change. Plus - what will it mean to return to the Paris Agreement and how will things change with the scientists back in charge?

Coming up on The Science Revolution - Why are Republicans are saying the mask mandate is "anti-freedom?" If you're hooked up to a ventilator and can't breathe, you're not free. The republican idea of “freedom“ is literally killing us. Nick Dearden, with Global Justice Now, joins me to ask, who should own the COVID vaccine that was funded by "we the people?" Plus, Theresa Brown RN, author of Critical Care, drops in to explain why the Covid Task Force needs nurses. There is a lack of nursing representation, despite their essential and visible role on the frontline of this national pandemic, and that needs to be fixed ASAP. Stay tuned.

On this week's Science Revolution is Dr. Jason Hill with the University of Minnesota- he says cutting greenhouse gases from food production is urgent & that our food systems may be the "dark horse of climate change." Investigative Journalist Katherine Eban drops by on her new book, 'Bottles of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom'. Mari Margil, with the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights, will be telling us about the huge win in Florida for the "rights of Nature." Stay tuned.