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Aug 2022
57m 33s

Keep Capitalism Out of Space w/ Chanda P...

PARIS MARX
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Paris Marx is joined by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss the science behind the new space telescope, the problems with the billionaire space race, and why we need to challenge the capitalist and colonial forces driving the the effort to commercialize space.Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is the author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spaceti ... Show More
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