Progressive Commentary Hour – 08.04.15

Dr. Richard Smith is an historian specializing in China and its transition to capitalism, and on economics, environmental and ecological issues.  He received his doctorate in history from UCLA and has written on the many penetrating investigative reports and research papers on the capitalism’s failures and threats to the preservation of our planet.  He is the author of “Green Capitalism: The God that Failed” published earlier this year by the World Economics Association. He is currently working two new books addressing China’s environmental threats and another on capitalism and the global environment.