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Essential information on carbon trading
The very best source of analysis and comment on global carbon trading is The Corner House, based in Britain. These are just some of the documents, presentations and videos available on their website. Highly recommended. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit...
Nationalize big oil, enemy of people and planet
By Dick Nichols Dick Nichols is the national coordinator of Australia’s Socialist Alliance. The latest surge in the spot price of crude oil (to $US139 a barrel — 87.4 cents a litre) dramatizes the urgent need for society to wean itself off “black gold.” The longer we remain hooked the greater the...
Should ecosocialists try to live green?
This weekend’s conference of the British Campaign Against Climate Change featured a session on Ecosocialism, with panelists Jonathan Neale (Socialist Workers Party), Derek Wall (Green Party) and Alan Thornett (Socialist Resistance). Liam Mac Uaid, who attended the session, says it included a...
Comments on the Second Ecosocialist Manifesto
… and on some key issues facing ecosocialists today 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 Pocket (Opens in...
June 15: Wat Tyler Day
We´ll shoot the cutty wren … June 15. On this day in 1215, King John signed the Magna Carta, putting legal limits on the monarch’s powers, and granting legal rights to the very rich. It was over seven centuries before the rest of the population had won those rights. June 15. On this day in...
The Ecological Crisis and its Consequences for Socialists
Introduction All ecosocialists agree that the ecological crises facing the world today are caused by capitalism, and the only real solution is socialism. But that is only a starting point — as Marx wrote, while many people have explained the world, the real task is to change it. To do that we have...
Racism in the Tar Sands: exploiting foreign workers and poisoning indigenous people
By Macdonald Stainsby The giant corporations that are determined to exploit the Alberta tar sands face a major problem — a serious shortage of local labour to do the actual work. So the Canadian and Albertan governments have a plan, ideal in their eyes, to solve the crunch. Currently, employers...
The three decisive social forces that can stop climate change
Tasks for ecosocialists in building a global movement against ecological destruction 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...
Venezuela: The capitalist system has brought humanity to the biggest food crisis known
Latin American countries condemn the World Food Summit for ignoring the real causes of rising food prices 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...