Veteran British socialist Alan Thornett has published a highly critical review of the new book Too Many People? Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crisis. Here is his critique, followed by a reply from the book’s authors, Ian Angus and...
We don’t necessarily agree with all of these, but they are all well worth reading… Road maps, dead ends, and the search for fresh ground: How can we build the socialist movement in the 21st century? (PDF) Dan DiMaggio in Cultural Logic Occupy and...
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In Fukushima people discuss radiation levels and how their land has become polluted with an invisible, enduring danger–and how they have become fearful as the government tries to convince them that it is now safe. Related posts… (auto...
Climate and Capitalism urges all supporters of Indigenous rights and opponents of environmental destruction to support the KI Nation in northwest Ontario against the occupation of their land. Related posts… (auto-generated) Ontario: Indigenous...
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will take place in Brazil, June 20-22, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the 1992 World Summit held in Rio de Janeiro. Bolivia has submitted following statement for adoption by the...
Once we recognize that human beings are not bound to single ecological solutions, but can choose among several, liberating and democratic social action can follow. But if we elevate ecology from a biological science to a principle of social...
The Durban fiasco shows clearly that we need a revolution. We need to summon an unprecedented collective will to take back the public sphere. We have to re-imagine our democracy, our cities, our societies, and our daily lives...
Fifteen of the hundreds of stories of Indigenous struggles against corporate expansion and exploitation, struggles for human rights, land and dignity, that weren’t published in your daily paper Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC...
by Steve Drury People and Nature, December 14, 2011 After 12 days of wrangling, posturing, wheeling, dealing, cajoling and demonstrating, delegates at the 17th UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa failed to reach agreement by its...
“I have lost track of the number of times people from NGOs and official parties have said to me, ‘We cannot wait for the revolution to do something about climate change.’ But now I feel that if we wait for their system to stop...
Governments cannot do the job. The only hope for solutions to the climate crisis lies outside the negotiating halls, in the growing movement of workers, women, farmers, students, Indigenous Peoples, and others affected by this greedy economic system...
The poorest people in the global South are losing access to essential land and resources as a result of giant land deals, most of which are for biofuel production, not food. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about...
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Conservatives can’t deny climate change forever: a right-wing ‘green’ offensive against the working class and against democracy is a real possibility. Ecosocialists need to prepare now. Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new...
“REDD+ threatens the survival of Indigenous Peoples and forest-dependent communities and could result in the biggest land grab of all time.” Related posts… (auto-generated) What the new IPCC report says about climate change and land...
Decisions resulting from the UN COP17 climate summit in Durban constitute a crime against humanity, says Climate Justice Now! a broad coalition of social movements and civil society Related posts… (auto-generated) ‘Rain Bomb’ kills over 300 in South...
