Atilio Boron: "What has emerged in Latin American politics is more than a debate over development, growth or the environment; it is a profound controversy over the course of civilization itself."
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Katrina, militarization and climate change
Militarized and profit-making approaches to climate emergencies and other crises pose a serious threat to environmental justice, civil rights and democracy
Manifesto: Act to Stop Climate Crimes!
A call for mass action in Paris to declare our determination to stop crimate climes and keep fossil fuels in the ground.
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, August 2015
Three new books by ecosocialist Derek Wall ... The commons in history … The sustainable economics of Elinor Ostrom … Economics after capitalism
Mrs Engels: Good novel, bad history
Well-written, but totally false, this fictional account of Lizzie Burns's life with Friedrich Engels thoroughly misrepresents their revolutionary partnership.
Foodies and farmworkers: Allies or enemies?
Fred Magdoff reviews Labor and the Locavore. Can the 'buy local food' movement support both sustainable farming and justice for farmworkers?
Climate scientists: Obama’s emission rules are too little, too late
A year ago, two of the UK's top climate scientists reviewed the regulations that Obama has now promised to impose. They weren't impressed ...
There’s no such thing as cheap fossil fuel
Australia's coal industry is propped up by huge government subsidies, despite the downturn in the global coal trade and a divestment campaign.
Why are critics and media silent on Bolivia’s green gains?
Opponents of the Morales government deliberately misrepresent its strong environmental track record, to advance their own political goals
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2015
The socialist imperative … Debriefing Elsipitog … The Mayan forest garden … Lifeblood … Endgame … Waking the giant … We have never been neoliberal