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- Superbugs in the Anthropocene: A Profit-Driven PlagueThe promise of a world without disease has been replaced by warnings of evermore virulent pathogens, created by the drugs that were supposed to save us.---READ-->>
- Amazonian community’s lands destroyed for ‘sustainable’ palm oilWith 7,000 hectares of forests destroyed, community leaders and members have faced multiple attempts on their lives, threats and intimidation.---READ-->>
- Major step towards formalizing the AnthropoceneBULLETIN: Overwhelming majority of working group votes: A new epoch in Earth history began in the mid-20th century---READ-->>
- Fine dust and fossil capital in KoreaThere is a good reason why there are blue skies in much of the United States while those of us living in Northeast Asia are choking — most of their factories have moved over here.---READ-->>
- Fossil capitalism, ecosocialism, and the Anthropocene crisisIan Angus speaking in Ottawa following a tour of the National Gallery of Canada exhibit on the Anthropocene---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, May 2019Two views of food and farming. The origin of climate science denial. The high cost of living well. And a socialist who mostly disagrees with ecosocialism---READ-->>
- Labor unions and green transitions in the USANew report investigates how US unions are addressing climate change — and why and how their positions vary.---READ-->>
- Overwhelming evidence shows global biodiversity in crisisOne million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades, more than ever before in human history.---READ-->>
- Ecosocialists debate the Green New Deal (continued)Continuing our discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of the Green New Deal proposal, and how the left should respond.---READ-->>
- Nitrogen glut: Too much of a good thing is deadly for the biospherePart Two of Ian Angus’s examination of the disruption of the global nitrogen cycle by an economic system that values profits more than life itself.---READ-->>
- Extinction Rebellion: A new stage for the climate change movementIt would be criminal if political criticisms keep the organized left from supporting and joining the Extinction Rebellion campaign. Three articles from the British left …---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, April 2019Five new books. Marine disease rises; Energy, food, nature, and the future; Civilizations and planet; Political economy of carbon; Understanding microbiome science---READ-->>
- Nitrogen Crisis: A neglected threat to Earth’s life support systemsPart One of a discussion of the disruption of the global nitrogen cycle by an economic system that values profits more than life itself.---READ-->>
- End human rights abuses in forest conservation“The National Park model of excluding indigenous peoples and local communities is fundamentally flawed. We have witnessed countless examples of human rights abuses in conservation projects.”---READ-->>
- No shortcuts: The climate revolution must be ecosocialistOnly a mass socialist, feminist, internationalist, pro-peasant, anti-racist, indigenous, and anti-colonial movement can save humanity---READ-->>
- Yukon temperatures are the highest in 13,600 yearsWarming of over 2 degrees Celsius is above the global average and well above the average of the rest of the Arctic region---READ-->>
- Biofuels: A pseudo-green scam that only enriches agribusinessEthanol and biodiesel boost corporate profits while doing nothing to solve the world’s growing social and environmental crises---READ-->>
- New contributions to the theory and practice of Marxist EcosocialismMichael Löwy reviews two important books for ecosocialists: ‘Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism’ by Kohei Saito, and ‘Red-Green Revolution’ by Victor Wallis.---READ-->>
- How would a revolutionary government protect the environment?There is an enormous unused human potential waiting to be drawn into the job of saving the ecosphere. How can it be mobilized?---READ-->>
- Carbon pricing and new technology won’t stop climate changeWe need truly radical measures, and ultimately a different kind of government with the political will to lead, coordinate and consolidate the transition---READ-->>