I’ve just returned from the “Report Back from Cochabamba” meeting in Toronto. It was by every standard a huge success. I hope one of the meeting organizers from Toronto Bolivia Solidarity will write a summary report. These...
Latest Articles
Scientists defend climate research, condemn 'McCarthy-like threats'
Text of an open letter published in May 7 issue of Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is signed by 255 members of the US National Academy of Sciences, including 11 Nobel Prize winners. Share: Click to...
Pachamama, Bien Vivir, and the Climate Debt
Ben Courtice, a member of Australia’s Socialist Alliance, continues his reports and reflections on the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...
"Radical, inspiring, uncompromising: exactly what was needed"
“The call from Cochabamba is unmistakable. Global warming is not just an ‘environmental’ concern. To save the planet from dangerous climate change the climate movement must also stand for radical social change and grassroots...
A lesson from Bolivia – Humanity has to rediscover humanity
To have countless brothers and sisters from all around the world at your disposal to exchange stories, ideas, smiles, handshakes, and hugs, is an empowering experience. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share...
New Pamphlets: Debating Population, Cochabamba
Essential reading for environmental activists — available now as free downloads Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click...
BP Rakes in Billions, the Environment Pays the Price
The company responsible for the catastrophic oil explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has spent millions to escape regulation, restriction, oversight and enforcement. Now we see the result. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook...
Obama’s Katrina?
The real similarity between Katrina and the current disaster is that the two-party system — not individual presidents — bears the brunt of responsibility Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit...
Believing otherwise: Individual action and social change
Individual actions won’t change the world — but that doesn’t mean every advocate of personal change is headed in the wrong direction. Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
Climate debt as a subversive political strategy
The notion of climate debt goes to the heart of climate change politics. It raises the central question of historical responsibility and who owes whom for what. And it turns traditional rich-poor relations upside down. Share: Click to share on...