New Zealand socialist argues: The left organizations born out of the sixties made great contributions, but they are no longer capable of taking Marxism forward today, in the terminal phase of capitalist development. For that, we need an Ecosocialist Network.
The worst environmental problems can't possibly be solved by individual consumer choices. Collective problems require collective solutions
The official meetings in Rio will avoid concrete action ... but outside those sessions, this is an important opportunity to forge essential unity between the left and serious environmentalists.
“The most anti-environmental government that we've ever had, and one of the most anti-environmental governments in the world"
Why we can't trust capitalism with the fate of the earth ... 22,000 barrels spilled into sensitive muskeg, and the pipeline company didn't notice!
CO2 emissions rose 3.2% in 2011. The failure of climate negotiations in Bonn means global temperatures will rise at least 3.5 degrees Celsius, creating conditions not seen for 30 to 60 million years.
Profits before people ... while 320 million of its people go hungry every night, India has become the world's largest rice exporter, and is considering exporting 'excess' wheat as well.
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, launched at the G8 summit, is just cover for more land grabbing by Northern corporations. The business-driven initiative won't tackle hunger or support food producers in Africa.
The Royal Society's People and the Planet report is rich in numbers but sadly lacking in social analysis or understanding. It doesn't explain poverty or the environmental crisis ... but it does expose the narrowness of populationist thought.
The corporate-funded propaganda campaign designed to hoodwink the public and prevent any concerted public action on climate change has been remarkably successful.
