Ecosocialism
Degrowth and socialism: Notes on some critical junctures
Güney Işıkara & Özgür Narin — The dialogue between advocates of degrowth and socialism has brought about a partial convergence. At the same time, salient differences between the two currents, highly heterogeneous within themselves, still persist.
Planned degrowth: Ecosocialism and sustainable human development
John Bellamy Foster — The word degrowth stands for a family of political-economic approaches that, in the face of today’s accelerating planetary ecological crisis, reject unlimited, exponential economic growth as the definition of human progress.
Farooq Tariq: Ecosocialism, Pakistan and countries of the South
Farooq Tariq — Ecosocialism offers a vision that transcends the false dichotomy between ecological sustainability and social justice. It recognizes that the climate crisis cannot be overcome without addressing the underlying structures of power and inequality.
Saito, Marx and the anthropocene
Rafael Bernabe — Kohei Saito has become an important voice in the debates about Marxism and ecosocialism.
Critical comments on Kohei Saito’s view of ‘degrowth communism’
David Schwartzman argues it is essential to distinguish good growth from bad growth.
Book your tickets to Ecosocialism 2023
LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal is sponsoring Ecosocialism 2023, a two day conference being held at Victorian Trades Hall in Naarm/Melbourne (Australia) over July 1-2.
The idea of degrowth communism was Marx’s last breakthrough — and perhaps most important
Peter Boyle — While researching later volumes of 'Capital', Marx began to realize that it wouldn’t be enough to repurpose capitalist growth for human ends. Instead, to heal metabolic rifts in nature, a communist society would need to slow down and touch grass.
Kohei Saito's 'Marx in the Anthropocene'
The joys and pitfalls of degrowth communism – Gus Woody reviews an important new book on ecosocialism.
Indian labour lawyer Clifton D’Rozario to speak at Ecosocialism 2023
Clifton D’Rozario will visit Australia to address the Ecosocialism 2023 conference over July 1–2 in Naarm/Melbourne.
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPIML) — We congratulate the people of Karnataka for delivering a decisive defeat to the anti-people and divisive BJP
Ecosocialism 2023 to discuss costs of new arms race
Peter Boyle — The ecological and social impacts of a new surge in global military spending will one of the discussions at the Ecosocialism 2023 conference in Naarm/Melbourne on July 1–2.
Malaysia: Class struggle in the face of environmental disasters
Huei Ting and Audrey Chan — Major floods and other environmental disasters are a call for greater class consciousness and better national policies to mitigate the devastating effects of extreme weather due to climate change.
