Interview with Ian Angus, author of Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism's Assault on the Earth System
Ecosocialism
Global heating
‘Huge transformation’ shrinks Antarctic sea ice to record lows
For decades, the Southern Ocean defied global warming trends – until 2015
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf: May 2026
From superyachts to Covid conspiracies ... seven new books for people who want to change the world.
Exploitation 101
Faster meat processing: A disaster for workers and the environment
Trump's proposed rule change doubles down on an already broken and polluting food system
Global Outlook
Earth in 2050: A stark vision of environmental decline
UN report predicts crippling heat waves, polluted air, species extinctions, economic crises
Deadly Extraction
Rush for ‘green energy’ minerals harms the world’s most vulnerable
Mining operations shift environmental harm from the richest communities to the poorest
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf: April 2026
Seven new books on food, climate, health, rivers, communities, deniers, and energy
Book Review
Metabolic Rifts: ‘Engaging with science to understand history and the world’
A tool for understanding the relationship between capitalism and nature and how to change it
Ecosocialist Forum
Video: ‘Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System’
Ian Angus introduces his new book, joined by Helena Sheehan, Inea Lehner, and David McNally, and Jess Spear
Global Boiling
The world just had its second-warmest March on record
Only March 2025 was warmer. Arctic sea ice had its lowest seasonal maximum and lowest March extent on record.
Ecosocialist Forum
Online discussion of ‘Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System’
Author Ian Angus and others introduce and discuss this important new book
Poorest hit hardest
By 2100, combined hot and dry extremes may be 5 times more frequent
Nearly 30% of the global population will face extremes more dangerous than heat or drought alone
Social murder
Air pollution kills 7.9 million a year
New report analyses the second leading cause of premature death
Marxist Ecology
Metabolic Rifts: Michael Roberts interviews Ian Angus
A video conversation: What's driving the global environmental crisis? Can it be stopped in time?
Global boiling
Tens of millions in rural Africa will face deadly heat by 2100
Study shows heatwaves are much more damaging in rural areas than in cities
Build resistance
The far right as a global phenomenon: the ecosocialist alternative
Mass movements are needed to block the rise of authoritarian and ecocidal governments
Ecosocialist Bookshelf
Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System
"A stunning investigation of our ecological crisis ... an urgent and indispensable book.”
Climate study
Scientists find significant increase in rate of global warming
Recent rate of heating now higher than in any previous decade
UNU report
Global Water Bankruptcy in the Anthropocene
Irreversible rifts in the global water cycle are driving shortages and droughts worldwide
Killer chemicals
A planet poisoned by plastic
Part Three of a series. Plastics are a delivery system for 16,000 potentially toxic chemicals.