Did Marx in his last years reject historical materialism and his previous analysis of capitalist development?
Ecosocialist Debate
Metabolic rift
Monocrop farming doubles flood areas in South American plains
Water cycle disrupted as massive soy and corn plantations replace small farms and native vegetation
Reading that matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2023
Wildfires, deadly heat, climate strategy, sensing the world, anti-science, mining resistance. Six important new books for reds and greens
In memoriam
Hugo Blanco, peasant leader and ecosocialist, 1934-2023
Continue his legacy of indigenous solidarity, ecosocialism and focused revolutionary struggle!
Ecosocialist Debate
Critical comments on Kohei Saito’s view of ‘degrowth communism’
Schwartzman: It is essential to distinguish good growth from bad growth
Ecosocialist Debate
Degrowth communism: Marx’s last breakthrough
Kohei Saito argues that Marx saw reduced ecological footprint as vital for building socialism
Book Review
Ecomodernist reforms or revolutionary ecosocialism?
Despite its title, 'Climate Change as Class War' fails to confront the reality of capitalist ecocide
Read!
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, June 2023
From peasant farms to world history to cities in crisis, six important new books for greens and reds
Climate Crisis
Latest data reveals ‘unprecedented’ increase in global warming
Update to IPCC report shows record jump in emissions and temperatures
Biodiversity Crisis
Industrial farming has killed billions of birds
Scientists: Saving birds requires rapid transformative change, especially agricultural reform
PFAS
Coverup: Industry hid dangers of ‘forever chemicals’
Secret documents show 3M and Dupont suppressed knowledge of PFAS toxicity
Research
The ‘net zero’ hoax: Chevron’s fraudulent climate plan exposed
Most 'offsets' are worthless; 90% of emissions aren't included.
Book Review
Ecological ruin or ecological revolution?
'Capitalism in the Anthropocene' provides essential knowledge and insight for today's ecosocialist movements
WMO REPORT
Global heat will hit new records in next five years
WMO says global temperature will surge 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2027
Global warming and overfishing
Has the ocean heat bomb been ignited?
For the first time, sea surface temperatures that have always receded from annual peaks are staying high
Book Review
Capital’s long war to dispossess the poor
Capitalism's wealth and power rests on centuries of expropriation, colonialism and slavery
This Land Is Our Life!
Indigenous fighters resist forest destruction in Peru
Amazon communities organize to stop illegal fishing, logging, and coca growing
Reading Matter That Matters
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, May 2023
Seven books to help reds and greens understand and change the world
WMO Report
Land, sea and air: Climate change driving planetary crises
Scientists document rising heat, shrinking glaciers, rising oceans and widespread human suffering in 2022
Metabolic Rifts
Insect Apocalypse in the Anthropocene, Part 4
How genetic engineering and weed killers accelerate capitalism's assault on insect life