The following is the text of a talk given by Jorge Soberon, Cuba’s Consul General in Toronto, Canada, to a meeting of food sovereignty sponsored by the Venezuela We Are With You Coalition (CVEC). Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
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Australian ecosocialist at climate rally: 'Yes we can!'
John Rice, a member of the Climate Emergency Action Network (CLEAN) in South Australia and a founder of the Adelaide Ecosocialist Network, spoke at the June 13 Climate Emergency Rally in Adelaide. This article is based on his speech. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...
A fight for the Amazon that should inspire the world
Of course, the oil companies will regroup and return – but this is an inspirational victory for the forces of sanity that will be hard to reverse 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...
The Oil Intensity of Food
Although attention commonly focuses on energy use on the farm, agriculture accounts for only one fifth of the energy used in the U.S. food system, The modern food system that evolved when oil was cheap will not survive as it is now structured. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
British Ecosocialists Plan 'Climate & Capitalism' Seminar
Green Left and Socialist Resistance announce joint educational event in london, September 12. C&C editor Ian Angus to be keynote speaker. 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...
Monbiot on the U.S. Climate Change Bill
From George Monbiot’s Blog. The Guardian, June 26 2009 It would be laughable anywhere else. But, so everyone says, the Waxman-Markey bill which is likely to be passed in Congress today or tomorrow, is the best we can expect – from America. The cuts it proposes are much lower than those being...
What's Next for the Ecosocialist International Network?
The Ecosocialist International Network was founded with great enthusiasm and optimism in October 2007, but since then it seems to have stalled. A discussion has begun on what needs to be done now. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
UK climate change policies 'dangerously optimistic'
The UK government’s policies are significantly stronger than those of the Canada and the United States – but scientists say they still have only a 50-50 chance of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in...
UK Green Left Holds Annual General Meeting
Joseph Healy has been elected by Lambeth Green Party to stand as the Parliamentary Candidate for the Vauxhall Constituency at the next general election. This report is from his blog. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share...
World Hunger Reaches 1 Billion Mark
A system in which more than a billion people live in hunger, and under which millions of people literally starve to death every year, is a murderous system. There is no other word for it. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to...