Six new books for your red & green 'must read soon' list
Radical Reading
Capital versus Commons, 2
‘Systematic theft of communal property’
“The expropriation of the mass of the people from the soil forms the basis of the capitalist mode of production.” (Karl Marx)
Decolonization or Extinction
No Hope for Earth without Indigenous Liberation
'The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth'
Climate Crisis
The IPCC Report: Key Findings and Radical Implications
Beyond the headlines: what climate science now shows about Earth's future. Can we act in time?
Global Heating Accelerates
July was Earth’s hottest month on record
July is usually the warmest month, but this year it went over the top
Earth is burning
Code Red: How can we prevent climate catastrophe?
IPCC report proves our rulers have failed: it's time for radical change
Reading matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, August 2021
A bumper crop! Ten new books for red-greens and green-reds
Pseudo Solutions
Jeff Bezos says everything will be ok
Billionaire greenwashing in hyperdrive
Capital versus Commons, 1
Commons and classes before capitalism
“All progress in capitalist agriculture is a progress in the art, not only of robbing the worker, but of robbing the soil.” (Karl Marx)
Climate Crisis Deepens
More ‘record-shattering’ heat events are on the way
New study shows extreme heat waves will be more frequent, more intense and longer-lasting
Ecosocialist Debate
Anthropocentrism vs Ecocentrism: Notes on a False Dichotomy
Can environmental destruction be stopped by promoting an alternative philosophy?
Real Estate Gold versus Trees
New York report: East River Ecocide
Hurricane Sandy didn’t kill East River Park, but New York City is planning to.
Tools for Activists
Climate Change: Why we can’t trust mainstream media
A Q&A on capitalism, media, and climate: Print and share!
Reading Matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2021
A People's Green New Deal, plus 3 new books on pandemics and 2 on the global food crisis
Stop Pretending!
Video: Greta Thunberg slams climate hypocrisy of world ‘leaders’
At Austrian World Summit, student activist condemns "pretending to wage war against fossil fuels"
Book Review
Imperial roots of the global food system
'Diet for a Large Planet' - how Britain fed itself by plundering the world
Earth System Research
Interacting climate tipping points may fall like dominoes
Cascading changes could move Earth into a dangerous state for the future of humanity and nature
False Solutions
10 reasons why climate activists should not support nuclear
The world needs safe, non-exploitive technologies. Nuclear doesn't qualify.
Capital vs Nature and Humanity
The Double Deformation
Economic exploitation is only one aspect of capitalism. The crisis of humanity and the crisis of the earth system are inseparable
The Big Con
‘Net zero’ emissions is a dangerous hoax
Corporate 'climate pledges' mask inaction and support business as usual