At the recent Ecosocialist International Network meeting in Brazil, there was considerable discussion about whether the word “ecosocialism” should be used in Latin America. Concerned that translation difficulties may have contributed to some...
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Ecosocialist International Network Meets in Belem
Second meeting is larger, with strong representation from the global south Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a...
Socialist Views on Australia's Bushfire Crisis
The dramatic and shocking scenes of the Australian bushfires could not fail to have moved anyone watching them on the news. Here are two commentaries by Australian socialists Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Australia: Climate Summit unites new environment movement
Led by a new generation of young people whose politics have not been shaped by the old movement, the new movement represents a return to radical activism. They are determined, angry, savvy and brave. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
Climate change means ‘unprecedented hardship’ for 33 fish-dependent nations
People in the tropics and subtropics will suffer most, because fish are so important in their diets and because they have limited capacity to develop other sources of income and food Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...
Darwin Day: What to Read on February 12 (and after)
“It is not too great an exaggeration to claim that On the Origin of Species was, along with Das Kapital, one of the two most significant works in the intellectual history of the nineteenth century.” – Robert M. Young Share:Click to share on Facebook...
WSF: We won't pay for the crisis. The rich must pay!
Declaration of the Assembly of Social Movements at the World Social Forum 2009, Belem, Brazil. We the social movements from all over the world came together on the occasion of the 8th World Social Forum in Belém, Amazonia, where the peoples have...
A Canadian Ecosocialist at the World Social Forum
Cy Gonick, publisher and co-ordinating editor of Canada’s longest-running left-wing magazine, Canadian Dimension, was in Belem, Brazil, last week, for the World Social Forum. The following are excerpts from his emails from Belem. Share:Click to...
World at a Crossroads: Sydney in April
Ian Angus, editor of Climate and Capitalism, will be a featured speaker at the World at a Crossroads conference in Sydney Australia, April 10-12, 2009 Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
Carbon Trading: The Next Sub-Prime
Climate and Capitalism has long argued that carbon trading is a scam to boost profits without reducing emissions. Here’s confirmation from an unexpected source: the CEO of a major European energy company. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in...