If it feels to those of us who live in California that ground zero of the economic crisis is right here -- well, we might not be wrong. Radical economic geographer Richard Walker speaks about the importance of California in the meltdown, from housing to manufacturing, fiscal crises to tremendous inequality. And he considers, as attacks on public sector workers continue apace, what lies at the heart of the crisis, and what the future holds for the Golden State.

The San Francisco Bay Area boasts a phenomenal amount of green space woven into its urban landscape, yet it has only been preserved through relentless struggle involving unexpected protagonists and alliances. Geographer Richard Walker argues that while the Bay Area has been in the vanguard of environmental struggle in America, until now that fascinating and important history has not been fully told.