At the climate talks in Warsaw, rich countries stalled, poor countries walked out, and climate justice activists chanted 'The Philippines, Pakistan, New Orleans: Change the System, Not the Climate.'
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Can reforms stop climate change?
Monthly Review replies to Christian Parenti: Realistic climate politics are not reformist politics. Immediate reforms are needed, but there will be no real solution without truly revolutionary social change.
Learning to live in the anthropocene
The Anthropocene epoch requires us to rage against the few anthropods who are making a killing off of the extraction and burning of fossil fuels at the expense of the human race.
Haiyan, capitalism and the climate
Typhoon Haiyan shows once again the urgency of replacing capitalism with a society based on the rational, democratic use of resources in the interest of people and planet.
Historic gains for Denmark’s Red-Green Alliance
After tripling their vote in municipal elections, Danish ecosocialists now have elected representatives in all parts of the country.
Canada, Australia, Japan: Climate change saboteurs
As continents burn and extreme weather accelerates, three of the world's richest countries are leading the fight to do nothing about greenhouse gas emissions
Socialists debate nuclear, 2: Still no nukes!
Michael Friedman says our primary task is not to offer technological solutions to capitalist ills, but to offer social solutions that incorporate the technologies most amenable to our social goals. Nuclear doesn't fit the bill.
Nuclear power: For a respectful and thoughtful discussion
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Ulrich Beck: ‘Ecological crisis is a breach of fundamental rights’
A key insight from the author of 'Risk Society'
Corporate power blocks global energy transition
A new report shows why an energy revolution is needed, and identifies the powerful forces that stand in the way.