Don Fitz: "Rather than being dismissive toward ongoing struggles against growth, socialists should enthusiastically participate and point to their anti-capitalist essence."
Marxism as if the planet matters
If Marxism is to live up to its own maxim as a theory to not merely interpret the world but to change it, then it must include strong ecological theory and practice.
The hockey stick is real, and it's worse than we thought
Global temperatures are rising faster than at any time in 11,000 years
B.C. oil spill response ship runs aground
If they can't get it to a news conference, how will it protect the coast from oil?
Idle No More and Defenders of the Land call protests for Indigenous rights
We know it will take a lot more to defeat Harper and the corporate agenda. But against the power of their money and weapons, we have the power of our bodies and spirits.
A caveat on 'Greedy Lying Bastards'
A liberal movie, not a radical one
Quebec ecosocialist network – ready for action!
The formation of the Réseau écosocialiste, an achievement for Québec solidaire, is part of the process of unifying the political left in Quebec
Latin America's Turbulent Transitions
Book Review: A compelling contribution to our understanding of the challenges facing Latin America’s ‘pink tide’
Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change
A Marxist analysis of farming today, from landless peasant movements to corporate agribusiness
Is population control an anti-capitalist policy?
Ian Angus and Simon Butler reply to a critic who says their opposition to population control puts them in the anti-environment, pro-corporate camp.
Call for an Ecosocialist Conference, April 20, NYC
For a more collaborative left that can grow into something powerful enough to push the climate justice movement toward revolutionary conclusions.
Greedy Lying Bastards. Don't miss it.
A powerful film indicts an industry run by liars
The skewed priorities of Hugo Chavez
Chavez wasted Venezuela's money on healthcare when he could have built gigantic skyscrapers
Hugo Chavez on climate change and capitalism
“Socialism, this is the direction, this is the path to save the planet, I don’t have the least doubt. Capitalism is the road to hell, to the destruction of the world.”
HUGO CHAVEZ, UNDEFEATED
The rich and powerful of the world hated Hugo Chavez because he was symbolic of a threat to the dictatorship of Capital, a figurehead of a continent alive with social movements and millions of people conscious of their political power.
Global Capitalism and Climate Change
Book review: “A vision of an alternative world system, based on social equity and justice and environmental sustainability”
UK Greens shift left
Convention approves changes to focus on social and environmental justice
Ecosocialist contingent discusses how to stop capitalist ecocide
Video: Panel discussion in Washington, before the February 17 mass demonstration against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
The personal relevance of socialism
My friend Kamala Emanuel, a member of the Socialist Alliance in Perth, on Australia's west coast, posted this on Facebook. It's brilliant.
Montreal meeting to launch ecosocialist network
L'objectif visé est celui d'une critique fondamentale du système capitaliste et de la composition de réponses adéquates aux actuelles crises écologiques et sociales.