Monthly Archives: December 2021

In the last two decades it has been common, in Marxist books on ecology, to find discussions of how capitalist agriculture developed an urgent need for fertilizers to solve the crisis of soil fertility in the 19th century. One source … Continue reading →

‘The Dawn of Everything’ gets human history wrong Is inequality inevitable? Is freedom just a choice? Here are two critiques of a widely-praised book. It’s not often that a book by radical authors gets reviewed – let alone favourably reviewed – … Continue reading →

Capitalist production has imposed an antagonistic and irrational “metabolic rift” between humanity and nature that leads to a dead end. That’s why what we call ecosocialism rejects not only the goal of ever-increasing profitability for the enrichment of those who … Continue reading →

By Deborah James One would think that every global institution, and particularly one whose rules govern trade in vaccines, medicines, and other medical products necessary to end COVID-19, would be doing everything in its power to contribute towards ending this … Continue reading →

Mycorrhizal fungal networks are a major global carbon sink. When we destroy them, we sabotage our efforts to limit global heating. ‘Globally, at least 5b tons of carbon dioxide are sequestered within mycorrhizal networks each year, a quantity roughly equivalent … Continue reading →