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- COVID wiped out 10 years of life expectancy gainsGlobal life expectancy falls back to 2012 level; Americas and SE Asia hit hardest---READ-->>
- Mythmaking 101: What went wrong with capitalism?Did big government, monopoly power, and easy money end competitive capitalism’s golden age?---READ-->>
- Oil and gas giants promise climate action, but double down on drillingAll announced energy transition policies are ‘insufficient’ or ‘grossly insufficient’---READ-->>
- Global people’s movements are leading the fight for our planetA conversation with Ashley Dawson, author of Environmentalism from Below---READ-->>
- Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues. Part 5: The Pandemic MachinesNew zoonotic diseases are inextricably connected to the industrialization of poultry, pigs and cattle---READ-->>
- Can capitalism solve the ecological crisis?Two new books argue that green capitalism will save us. Neither is convincing.---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, May 2024Attn. Reds & Greens: Eight recent books for people who want to change the world---READ-->>
- Marcuse’s revolutionary ecology: A breath of fresh airLaying the groundwork for the 99% to build a new ecosocialist world system---READ-->>
- What are you eating?The ubiquitous chemicals in our food are making us sick---READ-->>
- Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, Part 4: Deforestation and SpilloverAgribusiness assaults on tropical forests are driving the emergence of new diseases and epidemics---READ-->>
- Greenhouse gas emissions spiked again in 2023Atmospheric CO2 is now more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, April 2024Seven important new books on slavery, capitalism, rebellion and ecological revolution---READ-->>
- The left, the far-right and climate chaosElectoral politics and compromises won’t save the climate or stop the far right---READ-->>
- Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, Part 3: Systematically UnpreparedCovid-19 was the least unexpected pandemic in history. Why were governments not prepared?---READ-->>
- Top geology body denies appeal, rejects Anthropocene proposalRuling ends formal discussion in official geological organization---READ-->>
- Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, Part 2: Relentless Viral EvolutionRelentless evolution creates ‘resilient, dangerous foes’ in the Anthropocene---READ-->>
- The Anthropocene’s critics are missing the pointThe new epoch is real, evidence based, and represents unprecedented Earth System change---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, March 202410 new books for reds and greens. To change the world we must understand it. To understand, we must read.---READ-->>
- Anti-Anthropocene vote is ‘null and void’Commission chairs say organizers of ballot violated statutes and ignored scientific evidence---READ-->>
- Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, Part 1: An Existential ThreatIn our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people---READ-->>