Capital J Mainstage: David Wallace-Wells
Date : Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Duration : 1 hours 30 minutes
Join author and New York Times essayist David Wallace-Wells for a fascinating discussion about being at the nexus of environmentalism and Jewish identity in this moment.
Join the author of The Uninhabitable Earth and essayist at The New York Times for a fascinating discussion about being at the nexus of environmentalism and Jewish identity in this moment.
David Wallace-Wells is currently a columnist and staff writer at The New York Times, where he writes a weekly newsletter on climate change, technology and the future of the planet. He’s also written widely on the Covid-19 pandemic, bringing vital reporting and analysis to the science and policy coverage. He was previously the Deputy Editor at New York magazine, where he wrote a column on climate change, and where his viral cover story “The Uninhabitable Earth” was met with widespread acclaim, paving the way for his book. Formerly the Deputy Editor of The Paris Review and a National Fellow at the New America Foundation, he was the co-host of the podcast 2038, which interrogated predictions about the next two decades.
Capital J is a bold new program hosting prominent Jewish voices from politics, culture, business, and the arts to share their perspectives and explore what it means to be an American Jew in our present moment. Learn more at edcjcc.org/capitalj. If you have any questions about Capital J, please reach out to Program Director Adam Cooper at acooper@edcjcc.org.