Monthly Archives: April 2013

Joan Martínez Alier, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador asks when and where Marx criticizes mega-mining. In various interviews, Correa, the mouthpiece of mega-mining and the expansion of oil exploitation, has asked, “Let’s see, señores marxistas, where was Marx opposed to … Continue reading →

To Reclaim Our Future, We Must Change the Present. Our Proposal for Changing the System and not the Climate Climate Space, World Social Forum 2013 The capitalist system has exploited and abused nature, pushing the planet to its limits, so … Continue reading →

Libération – Economy – April 21, 2013, 19:06 INTERVIEW – The spokesperson for the supporters of degrowth, this engineer campaigns to give society an ecological and humane meaning. By Coralie Schaub Whilst France is desperately seeking a pathway to growth, … Continue reading →

By Florent Marcellesi Growth is not the solution, it is the problem. In times of recession, societal growth leads to economic collapse and in good times, leads directly to ecological collapse. This “dilemma of growth” is translated either into socially … Continue reading →

Entering a Resource-Shock World How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion By Michael T. Klare Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the U.S. intelligence community, the … Continue reading →

OVERBOOKED By Elizabeth Becker 448 pp. Simon & Schuster. $28. As Elizabeth Becker observes in “Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism,” her meticulously reported and often disturbing exposé of the travel industry, the world has gotten smaller – … Continue reading →

Videos of the sessions of the New Economy Summit held at UBC in Vancouver April 4-6 are now posted on the conference web site. The sessions were taped by the Extraenvironmentalist and are posted on their web site as well. … Continue reading →

As interest in alternative production, finance and consumption grows in the face of global crises, this conference will explore the potential and limits of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) — organizations such as cooperatives, women’s self-help groups, social enterprise and … Continue reading →

By Cameran Ashraf There are different kinds of digital activists. Some focus on Twitter or spreading information. Others mobilize support on Facebook. A few make posters, motivational videos, or leverage other talents. Some provide direct technological support to movements and … Continue reading →

Growing Climate Crisis Wed Apr 17, 2013 by Phil Gasper https://sites.google.com/site/isrcriticalthinking/home/the-growing-climate-crisis The Growing Climate Crisis ISR 87, January-February 2013 International agencies have issued warnings of catastrophe if nothing is done to slow climate change, so why are world governments refusing … Continue reading →