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Marxism has an ecological heart
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David Harvey on the English riots: Feral capitalism hits the streets
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Rioters on Wall Street!
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Neoclassical economics: a pretend science
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Capitalism's ecological footprint condemns the South to poverty … or genocide
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Carbon offsets are the world's worst performing commodity
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Austerity Survival Guide
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Shell must pay for destroying my village
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Canadian government lies about its climate policies (Is anyone surprised?)
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Are safe water and toilets reserved for rich people only?
The UN says that access to water and sanitation is a human right ... so why aren't we seeing any action?