Episode 20: Reparations (feat. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò)
Released March 9, 2021
In this episode of Overthink, Ellie and David sit down with philosopher Dr. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò to discuss climate reparations and why they are needed as part of a broader discussion about reparations for racial injustice. Before that conversation, Ellie and David open the episode by addressing the history of reparations and the need for them both monetarily and as a signifier of justice. This episode looks at eco-fascism, whether direct payments via Cash App are viable reparations, and the need for reparations in the fight for justice.
Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here:
Eric Foner, Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
John Torpey, Making Whole What Has Been Smashed
Cedric J. Robinson, On Racial Capitalism, Black Internationalism, and Cultures of Resistance
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, "What’s New About Woke Racial Capitalism (and What Isn’t)"
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, "An African case for carbon removal"
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and Beba Cibralic, "The Case for Climate Reparations"
John Mbaria and Mordecai Ogada, The Big Conservation Lie
Adom Getachew, Worldmaking After Empire
Lisa J. Laplante, "The Plural Justice Aims of Reparations"
