The Search for a Mass Ecological Constituency

A core requirement for addressing the ecological crisis will be to reverse the expansionist
thrust, which is inherent in capitalism. I explore the political conditions for achieving such a
reversal, asking specifically on what basis a vast popular movement inspired by this goal
may emerge. Because the drive to economic accumulation arises from the class interest of
capital, a coherent and effective opposition to it must reflect a class position opposed to
capital. In this sense, environmentalism is a class issue.