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Recent scientific work strengthens and extends the arguments in Ian Angus’s pathbreaking book on fossil capitalism and the crisis of the Earth System
The post Facing the Anthropocene: An Update first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.Top meteorologist: only a complete transformation of our industrial, energy and transport systems can stop climate change
The post Greenhouse gases set new record, despite Covid-19 lockdown first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.Seven new books and four book reviews. Engels at 200; Capitalist Crime; Eleanor Marx on England; Wheat’s Biography; Early Capitalist Farming; Renewable Energy; Sinking Middle Class
The post Ecosocialist Bookshelf, November 2020 first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.Lawsuit says Tyson Foods ordered sick workers to stay on the line, while bosses wagered money on how many would contract the virus
The post Tyson managers laid bets on how many workers would get Covid-19 first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.John Bellamy Foster’s brilliant recovery of a century of ecological and socialist thought will inform, enable, and inspire a new generation of reds and greens
The post The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
It’s not easy to explain Marx’s economics in a clear, straightforward and entertaining way, but Hadas Thier succeeds brilliantly. Nobody has done it better.
The post A People’s Guide to Capitalism first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Five book announcements and three book reviews. Origin of Covid-19; History of pollutions; Collapse of US farming; Capital today; Social justice and the environment
The post Ecosocialist Bookshelf, October 2020 first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Continuing Ian Angus’s examination of the ‘deadly trio’ of CO2-driven assaults on ocean life. Part three: ocean warming and permanent heatwaves
The post Triple Crisis in the Anthropocene Ocean. Part Three: The Heat of 3.6 Billion Atom Bombs first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Voting for liberals won’t work. Nor will isolated actions by small groups. Building mass movements is hard work, but it is the only way to win
The post There is no shortcut to an ecosocialist future first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Unprecedented global temperatures made last month the hottest September since 1880. 2020 will likely be one of the three warmest years on record.
The post Earth just had its hottest September on record first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
China’s reckless mode of development has savaged its environment and ecology. Is a new revolution the only way to prevent disaster?
The post Review: 'China's Engine of Environmental Collapse' first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
A live meeting with the left’s top pandemic analysts. Sponsored by Global Ecosocialist Network and System Change Not Climate Change. Saturday October 17
The post Mike Davis & Rob Wallace: COVID, Capitalism, and Ecology first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Should the ecological left aim to reduce all consumption, or to radically transform the prevalent type of consumption?
The post Ecosocialism and/or Degrowth? first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
The new Living Planet report grimly documents global environmental destruction, but lets the responsible systems and institutions off the hook
The post Capitalism is killing the world’s wildlife, not ‘humanity’ first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Gradual reforms can’t do the job: only profoundly radical measures can ensure human survival in an epoch of global sickening.
The post Book Review: Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Australian ecosocialists call for a new mass movement to stop capitalism from destroying our common future.
The post For an egalitarian, cooperative road to ecosocialism! first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
Continuing Ian Angus’s examination of the ‘deadly trio’ of CO2-driven assaults on ocean life. Part two: The ocean is losing its breath.
The post Triple Crisis in the Anthropocene Ocean. Part Two: Running Low on Oxygen first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
In ‘The Return of Nature,’ Foster shows that a chain of ideas connects Marx and Engels to today’s greatest ecological thinkers, from Rachel Carson to Barry Commoner
The post Nature and Society, from Karl Marx to Rachel Carson first appeared on Climate & Capitalism.
