Environmental destruction isn鈥檛 driven by human nature or mistaken ideas. It is an inevitable consequence of a system built on capital accumulation argues Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus.
Ian Angus
Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus looks at five important new books on famines, deadly epidemics and the pesticide poisons in our food.
Ian Angus,聽editor of Climate and Capitalism, compiles a new list of essential readings for ecosocialists.
Two decades ago, barely anyone called themselves an ecosocialist. Yet today the term is widespread on the left.
This comes from an awareness that any viable alternative to capitalism must do away with the current destructive relationship between human society and the wider natural world. It also stems from a recognition that too many socialists in the 20th century failed to take environmental issues seriously.
Sydney University campus came alive with political discussion, talks and workshops for three days during the Socialism for the 21st Century Conference, held over May 13鈥15.
The conference had more than 30 sessions and 50 speakers, including international special guests Marta Harnecker, Michael Lebowitz and Ian Angus. Local and international activists shared their experiences of struggle and discussed the necessity of building alternatives to capitalism today. Up to 400 conference-goers faced the task of choosing from a range of stimulating sessions on offer.
An important conference for activists will be held in Sydney on May 13 to 15. 鈥淪ocialism for the 21st Century鈥 will focus on deepening the discussion about the theory and practice of the socialist movement today.
Conference organiser Susan Price told 麻豆传媒 Weekly that the conference would discuss the challenges of building movements for radical social change while taking the struggle into capitalist institutions, such as parliaments and councils.
Do oil spills make good economic sense? A witness called by Canadian firm Enbridge Inc鈥 which wants approval to build a $6.5 billion pipeline linking Alberta鈥檚 tar sands with the Pacific coast 鈥 in British Columbia that the answer is yes.
It can sometimes feel like we鈥檙e losing a race against time to avoid environmental catastrophe and social collapse.
Climate change is already extinguishing species, destroying essential food production and forcing thousands of people to flee their island homes.
People are directly affected by more wars than ever before in history.
While the underlying causes of the recent global financial crisis remain, governments are imposing vicious austerity policies on the majority of people in the Global North and South to pay for the capitalists鈥 greed.