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- Guano and the Opening of the Pacific WorldThe 19th century search for fertilizer drove imperialist expansion and ecological destruction---READ-->>
- ‘The Dawn of Everything’ gets human history wrongIs inequality inevitable? Is freedom just a choice? Two materialist critiques of a widely-praised book.---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, December 2021Six new books and six important essays for reds and greens---READ-->>
- Dispossessed:
Origins of the Working ClassDeprived of land and common rights, the English poor were forced into wage-labor---READ-->> - Stories of ResistanceFighting back against extractivism, false solutions, and social and climate abuse around the world---READ-->>
- A socialist reply to ‘leftwing’ antivax disinformationAntivaxxers of all stripes are a threat to public health---READ-->>
- Greenwash: Oil industry promotes carbon capture fantasyFossil fuel production gets rebranded as “carbon management.”---READ-->>
- A chicken can’t lay a duck egg… and that’s why the market can’t solve the climate crisis---READ-->>
- The failure of COPitalismEven on its own terms, the outcome of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow was catastrophic---READ-->>
- Corn Belt N2O emissions outweigh soil carbon storageNitrogen emissions can overwhelm the climate benefits of storing carbon in agricultural soil---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 20215 new books for reds and greens … plus 4 important articles and 3 recent reviews---READ-->>
- Reducing Production for a Livable FutureStan Cox says there will not be a livable future unless we slash obscene levels of corporate production---READ-->>
- The Global Climate WallThe world’s wealthiest countries are responding to the climate crisis by militarizing their borders---READ-->>
- We demand real zero, not net zero!Net zero emissions and other false solutions allow polluters to continue polluting---READ-->>
- Ecosocialism Not Extinction!Ecosocialist Alliance statement on the opening of UN climate talks in Glasgow---READ-->>
- Against Enclosure:
The Commonwealth MenHow 16th century reformers fought privatization of land and capitalist agriculture---READ-->> - Summer 2021 set global land temperature recordMore heat records shattered as greenhouse gas levels reach new peak---READ-->>
- ‘Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity’World Health Organization urges ‘rapid and ambitious action to halt and reverse the climate crisis’---READ-->>
- Ecosocialist Bookshelf, October 2021Mass extinction, movement building, fire and more. Seven books for understanding and changing the world---READ-->>
- For a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation TreatyStop exploration, phase-out all production, ensure a just transition for every worker, community and country---READ-->>