Large corporations get away with ecocidal behaviour by obscuring the link between endless economic growth and environmental destruction
Australia: United mass action can win climate fight
Australian anti-fracking activist calls for 'movement of movements' around concrete demands in November 29 People’s Climate Marches
Harry Magdoff on the environment capitalism makes
Before the word 'ecosocialism' existed, the co-editor of Monthly Review was discussing ecosocialist ideas.
In Paris, just say ‘no’ to COP21
Climate negotiations resume soon in Paris. John Foran argues that the best outcome of COP21 may be no agreement at all.
Anthropocene heat, part 2: Four degrees of devastation
If greenhouse gas emissions aren't stopped soon, unprecedented and deadly heat waves will become the new normal in most of the world.
When did the Anthropocene begin, and why does it matter?
"Socialists cannot ignore a change of this magnitude, or treat it as just one aspect of our program. In our time, understanding and responding to the Anthropocene must be at the top of the socialist agenda."
Naomi Klein: Capitalism and the Climate
Video: The author of 'This Changes Everything' speaking at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney, Australia, September 5, 2015
Greenhouse gas emission promises don’t even come close
Under the latest greenhouse gas emission targets, it will be impossible to keep warming under 2°. The worst offenders include Australia, Canada, Japan, and Russia.
Anthropocene heat, part 1: The new (deadly) normal
A temperature increase of less than one degree has already disrupted the global climate system, and this is only the beginning. Will the Anthropocene bring a totally new climate regime?
Ecosocialist bookshelf, September 2015
Six new books for greens and lefts: Gender equality and sustainable development; Diet of austerity; Disaster profiteers; Climate change and poverty; Ecological economics for Anthropocene; The 1% and the rest of us
‘Buen vivir’ and the dilemmas of the Latin American left
Atilio Boron: "What has emerged in Latin American politics is more than a debate over development, growth or the environment; it is a profound controversy over the course of civilization itself."
Katrina, militarization and climate change
Militarized and profit-making approaches to climate emergencies and other crises pose a serious threat to environmental justice, civil rights and democracy
Manifesto: Act to Stop Climate Crimes!
A call for mass action in Paris to declare our determination to stop crimate climes and keep fossil fuels in the ground.
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, August 2015
Three new books by ecosocialist Derek Wall ... The commons in history … The sustainable economics of Elinor Ostrom … Economics after capitalism
Mrs Engels: Good novel, bad history
Well-written, but totally false, this fictional account of Lizzie Burns's life with Friedrich Engels thoroughly misrepresents their revolutionary partnership.
Foodies and farmworkers: Allies or enemies?
Fred Magdoff reviews Labor and the Locavore. Can the 'buy local food' movement support both sustainable farming and justice for farmworkers?
Climate scientists: Obama’s emission rules are too little, too late
A year ago, two of the UK's top climate scientists reviewed the regulations that Obama has now promised to impose. They weren't impressed ...
There’s no such thing as cheap fossil fuel
Australia's coal industry is propped up by huge government subsidies, despite the downturn in the global coal trade and a divestment campaign.
Why are critics and media silent on Bolivia’s green gains?
Opponents of the Morales government deliberately misrepresent its strong environmental track record, to advance their own political goals
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2015
The socialist imperative … Debriefing Elsipitog … The Mayan forest garden … Lifeblood … Endgame … Waking the giant … We have never been neoliberal