The combination of population reduction and women’s rights was already like oil and water. Adding CO2 reductions to the mix only makes things worse.
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War is Peace
Can you read this sentence without bursting out laughing (or crying)? “The Obama administration plans to ask Congress to increase spending on the U.S. nuclear arsenal by more than $5 billion over the next five years as part of its strategy to halt the spread of nuclear weapons and eventually...
Manchester Ecosocialists Discuss Perspectives
On January 23, Green Left and Socialist Resistance held a successful Climate and Capitalism Day School in Manchester, England. Here, two of the organizers discuss how to go forward … Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to...
A People’s Submission on Canada, Climate Change and the Copenhagen Accord
Climate and Capitalism readers are sharply critical of this letter and statement, sent on January 28, from Climate Action Network Canada, to Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...
A death sentence for Pacific Islanders
It is no longer a “hidden cost” of climate change. Climate refugees have become very real and very desperate. 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 (Opens...
Venezuela Cancels Haiti's Oil Debt
Once again, the Bolivarian Republic sets an example for the world … 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 (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on...
Should Climate Activists Support Limits on Immigration?
by Ian Angus and Simon Butler Immigrants to the developed world have frequently been blamed for unemployment, crime and other social ills. Attempts to reduce or block immigration have been justified as necessary measures to protect “our way of life” from alien influences. Share:Click to...
Just like a Waving Flag
K’naan sang this powerful song on the Hope for Haiti telethon on Canadian television last night …. 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 (Opens...
The 'Copenhagen moment' must become the 'people’s moment'
“Our challenge today is to re-write the story of the kind of victory that we’re fighting for. Our new story needs to be believable, irresistible, and worth fighting for.” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share...
If the climate were a bank, they’d have saved it by now
The rich countries went to Copenhagen to defend their stakes in the capitalist world economy ahead of all else. 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 (Opens...