Brown’s Town

Why is Jerry Brown, a well-known national figure, taking a job as a mayor of a mid-sized city? Brown was recently sworn in as chief executive of Oakland, California. He says national politics in America has bottomed out. He argues that it’s in cities like Oakland that America’s democracy can be revived and solutions can be found to environmental crises. But he’s long on rhetoric and short on details. Living On Earth’s Peter Thomson reports.