[Quotes and Insights #6] Speaking at the United Nations today, Bolivian president Evo Morales proposed 10 commandments to save the planet, life and humanity Acabar con el sistema capitalista Putting an end to the capitalist system Renunciar a las guerras Renouncing wars Un mundo sin imperialismo ni colonialismo A world without imperialism or colonialism Derecho […]
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Richard Levins: Cuba, Ecology and the Need for a Dialectical Approach
[Quotes and Insights #3] The January 2008 issue of Monthly Review includes a short memoir by Richard Levins, co-author with Richard Lewontin of the wonderful book The Dialectical Biologist. In the MR piece, Levins discusses the long arc of his career as a scientist who was also a dedicated activist and Marxist. On the cover, […]
Joel Kovel: The first two steps to ecosocialism
[Quotes and Insights #2] “However uncertain the end point, the first two steps on the path are clearly laid out, and are within the reach of every conscientious person. These are that people ruthlessly criticize the capitalist system ‘from to to botton’, and that they include in this a consistent attack on the widespread idea […]
Karl Marx: Our duty to the earth and the future
[Quotes and Insights #1] A previous post quotes top NASA climate scientist James Hansen on the importance of viewing our relationship to the earth as a “usufruct” — a right to use, but also a responsibility to preserve for future generations. If Hansen were a Marxist, he might have cited this quote from Karl Marx, […]