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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.