Environment
With Biden’s Climate Plan, The Devil Is in the Details
The new U.S. president launched measures with the intention that the U.S. will lead the fight against the global climate crisis. But what is the fine print behind these measures?
Valeria Foglia
January 28, 2021Biden’s Climate Plan Is a Catastrophe in the Making
Liberals have hailed the president-elect’s climate plan as “ambitious” and even “revolutionary.” In fact, it’s a middle-of-the-road plan that can only lead to catastrophe.
Robert Belano
December 4, 2020The West Coast Is Not Alone: Mass Fires Rage in Brazil
As a result of the policies of the Bolsonaro government and the influence of agribusiness in Brazil, mass fires are raging in the Brazilian Pantanal.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
September 17, 2020Capitalism Is Fanning the Wildfire Flames
Capitalism-driven climate change has led to record-breaking wildfires on the West Coast.
Signý A.
September 15, 2020President Gas: Trump Rolls Back Rules on Methane Use
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is using pandemic-related public safety concerns as a smokescreen to roll back environmental protections, including Obama-era regulations on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Rebecca Margolies
August 22, 2020Hondurans Demand Answers after Abduction of Land Defenders
The kidnapping of four indigenous community leaders and activists by police in Honduras has sparked nationwide protests demanding answers for their disappearance. The murder and abduction of indigenous land defenders in Honduras has increased dramatically in recent years, especially since the U.S.-backed coup of 2009.
Victoria Meza
July 31, 2020Ecocide and the Coronavirus: How the Capitalist Mode of Production Makes Pandemics Inevitable
The capitalist mode of production has proven itself fatal for nature and humanity. The most recent manifestation of this is the global spread of the coronavirus. As socialists, how can we confront these problems in a way that will be both sustainable for the environment and for human life?
Allison Noel
April 30, 2020Fighting the Plagues of Locusts and COVID-19
Rampant climate change and Covid-19 restrictions have led to one of the worst locust swarms in decades. From East Africa to The Middle East, millions of people face food shortages and economic catastrophe.
James Dennis Hoff
April 18, 2020Against “Green Capitalism”: The Environmental Struggle Must Be Anti-Capitalist and Revolutionary
“Green capitalism” is a reactionary illusion, and a radical and revolutionary response is urgently needed, both politically and ideologically. Disaster can be avoided, but only if there is a profound and complete change from production based on profits to production according to needs.
Julian Valdis
March 22, 2020Climate Catastrophe and Socialist Strategy
Imperialist-era capitalism has created a climate emergency. The ecological Left needs to develop and put forward a socialist program as the only response capable of staving off the catastrophe.
Diego Lotito
March 8, 2020