Climate and Capitalism, ”an ecosocialist journal, reflecting the viewpoint of environmental Marxism,” was born on January 29, 2007. Ten years and 2500 articles later, C&C’s second decade has begun.
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Archive | January, 2017
Unite and fight
Together, the labor and climate movements can trump Trump
There will inevitably be tensions, but the core interests of workers and the labor movement lie both in defeating Trump and in forestalling the devastating effects of climate change on themselves and their posterity.
Protecting business as usual
Another attack on Anthropocene science
A new conservative campaign aims to discredit efforts to define the new and dangerous stage of planetary history, by driving a wedge between social scientists and the Anthropocene Working Group.
Solidarity appeal
Ecosocialist Terry Townsend Needs Our Help
Long-time ecosocialist activist and writer Terry Townsend is fighting his way back from a massive stroke. You can help ensure that he can participate in political activity again.
Global crisis
Terry Townsend: A Marxist Analysis of Climate Change
From the archive: Why capitalism is destroying the earth, and why socialism is the only path to human survival in this century.
Obscene Inequality
Eight men’s wealth equals half the world
The gap between rich and poor is far greater than previously reported, because the poorest half of the world has even less wealth than previous studies showed
AID IN REVERSE
How poor countries finance the rich
In one year, rich countries take $2 trillion more from poor countries than they return in aid and investment. The countries that brag most about their foreign aid are enabling mass theft.
Recommended reading
Ecosocialist Resources, January 2017
Ian Angus recommends three book reviews on ecological Marxism, and two websites that eviscerate climate science deniers.
Envisioning Another World
Creating a society that meets human needs
How might economic needs be met in a post-capitalist society? Is it possible to eliminate markets and make production choices democratically?
Deadly devotion
Why capitalism is hopelessly addicted to fossil fuels
With Donald Trump in the White House the future for our climate looks bleak, but capitalism’s love affair with fossil energy runs much deeper than the desires and personalities of individual politicians.
Reading matter
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, January 2017
Ian Angus offers his opinions and recommendations, pro and con, on seven books he read while Climate & Capitalism was taking a break.