Monthly Archives: May 2019

This is an excellent essay summarizing the debate around the Green New Deal and degrowth, and questions of political strategy: As time rolls on and the ipcc’s deadlines for reducing the rise in global temperatures get closer, the prospect of … Continue reading →

A quite interesting (and long) review of climate change and revolutionary responses, looking at the political, social and economic dynamics of Syria, the seventeenth century Ottoman empire and the Arab spring as examples. How can climate justice activists stop capitalism’s … Continue reading →

People increasingly see the environmental crisis as a national priority. This is an opportunity for bold action from government https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/15/climate-change-politics-environmental-crisis-government

Not directly related to degrowth but important I believe. Bob The big pitch for 5G is that the networks dramatically increase the speed of wireless communications. Not only will this innovation improve download speeds of high definition video, it will … Continue reading →

A thought provoking overview and critique of the Green New Deal (GND). The clip below being but one element covered in this longish review. The central ambivalence running through the essay is whether the Green New Deal is too radical … Continue reading →