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- Nature and Society, from Karl Marx to Rachel CarsonIn ‘The Return of Nature,’ John Bellamy Foster documents the chain of people and ideas that connects Marx and Engels to the 20th century’s greatest ecological thinkers---READ-->>
- Corrosive SeasScientists call them a ‘deadly trio.’ If acidification, oxygen loss, and overheating are not ended soon, a massive die-off of ocean life may be unstoppable.---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, September 2020Five new books and an essential magazine! Science for People; Katrina’s History; Small Farm Future; Mass Migration; Energy and Work; China’s Environmental Crisis---READ-->>
- South African movement adopts Climate Justice CharterMass grassroots campaign calls for system change now and for a climate justice deal that ends the suffering of the most vulnerable and oppressed---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist critique lacks a concrete program for radical change‘Climate Change Solutions’ shows that capitalism cannot solve the climate crisis, but the alternatives it offers don’t meet the challenge---READ-->>
- Does fighting climate change require postponing the fight for system change?Should ecosocialists put aside calls for radical social change until after we win reforms that solve the climate crisis within capitalism?---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, August 2020New books on fungi, climate & capital, food, bluefin tuna, & Cuban agriculture. PLUS new translations of Facing the Anthropocene, and two recent C&C book reviews---READ-->>
- The Dakota Access Pipeline and the Long Tradition of ResistanceThe Dakota Access Pipeline fight continues the long history of struggle against colonial settler genocide and ecological vandalism.---READ-->>
- Dead Zones: Industrial Agriculture versus Ocean LifeWorldwide, there are now over a thousand coastal areas where fish can’t breathe. The nitrogen that makes crops grow is also destroying offshore ecosystems.---READ-->>
- People’s Power: Reclaiming the Energy CommonsNot just renewable energy, but global system change! A call to arms for a transformative approach to energy and a new society.---READ-->>
- Covid-19: Asian contrasts and lessonsSome Asian countries have effectively contained the disease, while others have dramatically failed. What’s behind the differences?---READ-->>
- ‘Worst case’ emissions scenario is best match for realityThe IPCC’s most extreme projection of the impact of global climate policies is tracking within one percent of actual results.---READ-->>
- Pesticides speed the spread of deadly parasitesEven low concentrations of pesticides can increase transmission and weaken efforts to control the second most common parasitic disease---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf: Mid-July, 2020Six new books … Greta Thunberg’s story; Fighting corporate food systems; Revolutionaries on climate; Food and revolution; A case for meat; Our carbon world---READ-->>
- Is lab-grown meat the future of food?Documentary on ‘clean meat’ fails to question the technology’s rationale and blindly accepts dubious claims made by its promoters---READ-->>
- The ‘Green Revolution in Africa’ is failing on its own termsThe Gates Foundation’s billion dollar project is a vicious circle that drives small-scale food producers further and further into poverty---READ-->>
- Deep sea mining threatens more than the seafloorThe damage caused by proposed deep sea mining projects can extend hundreds to thousands of feet up---READ-->>
- Frightening numbers: Biosphere heating acceleratesThe Earth is warming at an astounding speed, equivalent to absorbing 907 times the USA’s annual energy use, far faster than biological species can adapt---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, Pandemic Edition (July 2020)A special edition of Ecosocialist Bookshelf: six books we recommend for understanding the deadliest global health crisis of our time---READ-->>
- Heatwaves are longer and more frequent, worldwideNew study provides ‘unequivocal indicators’ that global warming is not just underway but speeding up. Scientists insist ‘the time for inaction is over.’---READ-->>