Winter Solstice reading for reds and greens
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Movement Building
Ecosocialism: A Vital Synthesis
Pioneer ecosocialist Michael Löwy on the red-green alternative to the unsustainable status quo, and the movement for a Great Transition
Révolution écosocialiste
A strategic perspective for uniting ecosocialists in Québec
Newly formed 'Révolution écosocialiste' organization proposes a green, ecosocialist and democratic program for building a mass movement in the 21st century
Gross inequality
1% own 43% of global wealth, while billions have no wealth at all
New research shows inequality remains stark, between rich and poor countries, and between households within countries
'Relentless March'
12 Major Impacts of Global Climate Change in 2020
The World Meteorological Organization's draft report on global climate change in 2020 describes continued deterioration on all fronts
A network of global rifts
Facing the Anthropocene: An Update
Recent scientific work strengthens and extends the arguments in Ian Angus’s pathbreaking book on fossil capitalism and the crisis of the Earth System
Climate crisis
Greenhouse gases set new record, despite Covid-19 lockdown
Top meteorologist: only a complete transformation of our industrial, energy and transport systems can stop climate change
Reading for reds and greens
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2020
Seven new books and four book reviews. Engels at 200; Capitalist Crime; Eleanor Marx on England; Wheat’s Biography; Early Capitalist Farming; Renewable Energy; Sinking Middle Class
Capitalism kills
Tyson managers laid bets on how many workers would get Covid-19
Lawsuit says Tyson Foods ordered sick workers to stay on the line, while bosses ran a pool on how many would contract the virus
Essential Reading
The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology
John Bellamy Foster's brilliant recovery of a century of ecological and socialist thought will inform, enable, and inspire a new generation of reds and greens