Six new books and six important essays for reds and greens
Radical reading
Capital versus Commons, 4
Dispossessed:
Origins of the Working Class
Deprived of land and common rights, the English poor were forced into wage-labor
Book Review
Stories of Resistance
Fighting back against extractivism, false solutions, and social and climate abuse around the world
Counterfeit leftism
A socialist reply to ‘leftwing’ antivax disinformation
Antivaxxers of all stripes are a threat to public health
Blah Blah Blah
Greenwash: Oil industry promotes carbon capture fantasy
Fossil fuel production gets rebranded as "carbon management."
Capital vs Climate
A chicken can’t lay a duck egg
... and that's why the market can't solve the climate crisis
The time of monsters
The failure of COPitalism
Even on its own terms, the outcome of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow was catastrophic
Metabolic Rift
Corn Belt N2O emissions outweigh soil carbon storage
Nitrogen emissions can overwhelm the climate benefits of storing carbon in agricultural soil
Reading matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2021
5 new books for reds and greens … plus 4 important articles and 3 recent reviews
Book Review
Reducing Production for a Livable Future
Stan Cox says there will not be a livable future unless we slash obscene levels of corporate production
Climate Apartheid
The Global Climate Wall
The world’s wealthiest countries are responding to the climate crisis by militarizing their borders
Greenhouse Gases
We demand real zero, not net zero!
Net zero emissions and other false solutions allow polluters to continue polluting
Statement to COP26
Ecosocialism Not Extinction!
Ecosocialist Alliance statement on the opening of UN climate talks in Glasgow
Capital Versus Commons, 3
Against Enclosure:
The Commonwealth Men
How 16th century reformers fought privatization of land and capitalist agriculture
Climate Update
Summer 2021 set global land temperature record
More heat records shattered as greenhouse gas levels reach new peak
Will COP26 Act?
‘Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity’
World Health Organization urges ‘rapid and ambitious action to halt and reverse the climate crisis’
Red and Green Reading
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, October 2021
Mass extinction, movement building, fire and more. Seven books for understanding and changing the world
International Appeal
For a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Stop exploration, phase-out all production, ensure a just transition for every worker, community and country
Frontline Resistance
Indigenous actions have stopped billions of tons of emissions
Stopped or delayed projects equal 25% of US and Canadian emissions
'promises are not enough'
200+ medical journals demand emergency climate action
Editors urge 'fundamental changes to how our societies and economies are organized'