by John Molyneux John Molyneux, who lives in Dublin, is a member of the Irish and British Socialist Workers Parties. This article was published in his blog in August, 2010. Over the next ten, twenty or fifty years humanity faces an immense environmental crisis as a result of rapid and chaotic...
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Debate: Is population control compatible with the fight for environmental justice?
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ALBA nations prepare to fight for humanity at Durban climate summit
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What if U.S. land were distributed in the same way as U.S. wealth?
This graphic shows how much the 1 percent would own if land in the United States were as unequally owned as wealth 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 a link to a friend...
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Occupy the Durban climate summit
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Too Many People? review by Socialist Worker (Canada)
Their central argument – that it is not simply our numbers, but how our society is organized to benefit only few – is one that needs to be heard in the environmental movement Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Why the Keystone victory is a major gain for the environmental movement
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Carbon markets: No threat to fossil fuel
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