Three novels by Kim Stanley Robinson: Aurora is monumental and Shaman is a great evocation of the past, but New York 2140 understates both the climate crisis and the solutions needed
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Facing the Anthropocene
“An accessible and convincing case for ecosocialism”
"This necessary book details the full spectrum of environmental issues facing us today, demonstrates their scientific and political causes, and delivers a sobering warning"
Interview: JOHN BELLAMY FOSTER
Capitalism, exterminism and the long ecological revolution
C&C begins the new year with an extensive interview with John Bellamy Foster, editor of Monthly Review, about the need to fight for a revolutionary ecosocialist alternative to the profit-driven world capitalist system.
Techno-illusions
Big Bad Fix: The case against climate geoengineering
Technologies that promise a quick fix to the climate crisis actually pose high risks to people, ecosystems and security, and are dangerous distractions from the urgent need for deep emission cuts.
reading, red and green
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, December 2017
Six new books on democratic eco-socialism, war and the environment, genes and intelligence, climate change and the Roman Empire, the little ice age in North America, and views of the Anthropocene
Two views
Debate: Should ecosocialists oppose population growth?
In 'A Redder Shade of Green,' did Ian Angus unfairly criticize people who believe overpopulation is a major environmental problem?
Jena Experiment
Major study shows species loss destroys essential ecosystems
Long term research by German ecologists proves that loss of biodiversity has "direct, unpleasant consequences for mankind."
Biodiversity
Is mass extinction unimportant? (Updated)
A biology professor says the sixth mass extinction is no big deal because other species will evolve to fill in the gaps. History, ecology and ethics say he's dead wrong.
Ecosocialism
Marx’s ecological critique of political economy
Video: John Bellamy Foster on "Marx's 'Capital' and the Earth" — political economy and the materialist understanding of nature
Revolutionary art
“I paint what I see,” said Rivera
Marking the 60th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest artists of the 20th Century.