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12 Major Impacts of Global Climate Change in 2020
The World Meteorological Organization's draft report on global climate change in 2020 describes continued deterioration on all fronts
Facing the Anthropocene: An Update
Recent scientific work strengthens and extends the arguments in Ian Angus’s pathbreaking book on fossil capitalism and the crisis of the Earth System
Greenhouse gases set new record, despite Covid-19 lockdown
Top meteorologist: only a complete transformation of our industrial, energy and transport systems can stop climate change
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2020
Seven new books and four book reviews. Engels at 200; Capitalist Crime; Eleanor Marx on England; Wheat’s Biography; Early Capitalist Farming; Renewable Energy; Sinking Middle Class
Tyson managers laid bets on how many workers would get Covid-19
Lawsuit says Tyson Foods ordered sick workers to stay on the line, while bosses ran a pool on how many would contract the virus
The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology
John Bellamy Foster's brilliant recovery of a century of ecological and socialist thought will inform, enable, and inspire a new generation of reds and greens
A People’s Guide to Capitalism
It's not easy to explain Marx's economics in a clear, straightforward and entertaining way, but Hadas Thier succeeds brilliantly. Nobody has done it better.
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, October 2020
Five book announcements and three book reviews. Origin of Covid-19; History of pollutions; Collapse of US farming; Capital today; Social justice and the environment
The Heat of 3.6 Billion Atom Bombs
Continuing Ian Angus’s examination of the ‘deadly trio’ of CO2-driven assaults on ocean life. Part three: ocean warming and permanent heatwaves