Climate and Capitalism urges all supporters of Indigenous rights and opponents of environmental destruction to support the KI Nation in northwest Ontario against the occupation of their land. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click...
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End poverty, overcome inequality, save the Earth: Inextricably linked objectives in 2012
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will take place in Brazil, June 20-22, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the 1992 World Summit held in Rio de Janeiro. Bolivia has submitted following statement for adoption by the conference. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in...
Barry Commoner: Ecology and Social Action
Once we recognize that human beings are not bound to single ecological solutions, but can choose among several, liberating and democratic social action can follow. But if we elevate ecology from a biological science to a principle of social governance, the political consequences are invariably...
We must pull the emergency brake before the 1 per cent drive us off the cliff
The Durban fiasco shows clearly that we need a revolution. We need to summon an unprecedented collective will to take back the public sphere. We have to re-imagine our democracy, our cities, our societies, and our daily lives. ——————– by Derrick...
Indigenous peoples' struggles 2011: Another year of censored and under-reported news
Fifteen of the hundreds of stories of Indigenous struggles against corporate expansion and exploitation, struggles for human rights, land and dignity, that weren’t published in your daily paper Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
To protect energy profits, Capital gambles with humanity’s future
by Steve Drury People and Nature, December 14, 2011 After 12 days of wrangling, posturing, wheeling, dealing, cajoling and demonstrating, delegates at the 17th UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa failed to reach agreement by its scheduled close on Friday 9 December. It took a...
Durban climate deal: Evil on a scale that is hard to grasp
“I have lost track of the number of times people from NGOs and official parties have said to me, ‘We cannot wait for the revolution to do something about climate change.’ But now I feel that if we wait for their system to stop climate change, we will wait forever.” -Jonathan...
Friends of the Earth International: Disastrous Durban deal will accellerate climate catastrophe
Governments cannot do the job. The only hope for solutions to the climate crisis lies outside the negotiating halls, in the growing movement of workers, women, farmers, students, Indigenous Peoples, and others affected by this greedy economic system Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
Big land grabs accelerate dispossession of poor farmers
The poorest people in the global South are losing access to essential land and resources as a result of giant land deals, most of which are for biofuel production, not food. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Australian socialists debate ecosocialism
Should ecologically concerned socialists call themselves ecosocialists? Members of the Socialist Alliance conduct a public policy debate Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email...