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Al Gore’s Convenient Infomercial for Green Capitalism
Al Gore, the perfect spokesperson for the liberal approach to climate change, simply cannot see that neoliberal logic prevents our current institutions from addressing the crisis.
Marx and Engels on ecology: A reply to radical critics
Paul Burkett and John Bellamy Foster answer left-green critics of ecological Marxism with a detailed study of what the founders of historical materialism actually wrote and thought about humanity's present and future relationship to the earth
New research shows irreversible changes in England in the Anthropocene
Scientists find irreversible changes that have no precedent in the 4.54 billion years of Earth history, caused by new human-made materials
UN report: Billions lack access to safe water and sanitation
Every year, 361,000 children under 5 years die due to diseases caused by poor sanitation and contaminated water
To win climate justice we must hit Trump where it hurts
South African activist Patrick Bond says we need to generate international solidarity for climate justice by imposing popular sanctions against Trump and US corporations.
Angus interview: How can we save the planet?
We must understand how can we slow down changes that have already begun, which changes we can reverse, and how we can adapt those we can’t stop
Growing food in the post-truth era
Agribusiness giants cause food insecurity and environmental degradation, while promoting the myth that industrial agriculture can feed the world better than small-scale, family farms.
Les Misérables: Metabolic rift in the sewers of Paris
Victor Hugo’s masterpiece includes a powerful attack on the urban wastefulness that steals nutrients from the land. Like Marx and Engels, he based his critique on the work of the chemist Justus von Liebig.
‘A Redder Shade of Green’ explores the intersections of science and socialism
Martin Empson says Ian Angus's new book makes the case for a renewed synthesis between science and the humanities, using the insights offered by both to develop a strategy for action.