John Bellamy Foster – The Crisis of Capital: Economy, Ecology and Empire The editor of Monthly Review talks about the triple crises facing the people of the United State today in the economy, the environment, and in the imperial wars and occupations in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond Share:Click...
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Video: Betsy Hartmann on Climate Change Politics and Overpopulation Propaganda
The Director of the Population and Development program and Professor of Development Studies at Hampshire College was interviewed on January 20 by Newsclick India 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...
Why cutting population won't end poverty…
Capitalism will always be a system of profound inequality, no matter what happens to the birthrate …. 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...
The Political Economy of Carbon Markets
Book Review. Upsetting the Offset: The Political Economy of Carbon Markets. Edited by Steffen Böhm & Siddhartha Dabhi. UK: MayFlyBooks, 2009 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...
Tell the EU: Palm Plantations Aren't Forests!
A leaked document reveals that the European Union wants to require member states to use biofuel from destructive palm plantations — and to do that it wants to define plantations as “forests” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in...
Time to revoke the greens' award to BC Premier?
The politician who was honored by Canada’s pale greens has attacked the environment again 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...
The Lying Politics of Climate Science Denial
The politics of climate denial and climate greenwash share much in common — both are ways of denying reality. The comeback of climate denial is out of step with views on climate change in most of the world. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
How the U.S. Could Help Haiti
Two measures would immediately help Haitians: cancellation of the foreign debt and overhauling an immigration system that discriminates against them. 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...
Palm Oil Monocultures Will Never Be Sustainable
Pale green NGO supports destructive palm oil plantations in Asia, Africa and South America 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...
‘Population Justice’ — The Wrong Way to Go
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.