Ecosocialism

On Contact: Ecosocialism

May 24, 2020 Chris Hedges, RT. Resistance Report Capitalism, Ecocide, Ecosocialism, Socialism

On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to writer, teacher and activist Victor Wallis about the prospect and need for ecosocialism. Wallis’ book is entitled ‘Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism’. Today we discuss socialism, capitalism, and ecocide with Victor Wallis. "The problem is it's not enough to run all of our private cars with solar cells. The whole problem of how much is used up in the way of materials, how much space is taken up and also the fact that if you don't change the social configuration of power, any progressive change that you might bring about can easily be undone by the same people who put them there in the first place."

COVID-19 Great Depression: Global Ecosocialism Is The Way Out

April 28, 2020 Gilbert Mercier, News Junkie Post. Create! COVID-19, Ecosocialism, Global Recession, wealth inequality

The abstract science of mathematics is a language like music. But while music is in the realm of pure emotion, the language of mathematics only speaks to the mind not the heart. Numbers and equations do not lie. They are not, by essence, subjective. This being said, when the numbers are those of the dead, they can have the chilling emotional effect of a meat cleaver cutting through bones. While we have tried to stay away from the mainstream media litany of the death tolls, on April 25, 2020, we had passed 200,000 deaths globally. In the United States alone, by the end of April, the COVID-19 pandemic will have killed more people than the reported 58,220 US soldiers who died during the Vietnam war.

The Politics Of Ecosocialism

September 2, 2019 By Ian Angus, Rebelnews.ie Strategize! Climate Change, Ecosocialism

Marx and Engels were deeply concerned about capitalism’s destruction of the natural world, including river and urban pollution, and the degradation of the soil that all life depends on. For them, the word ‘socialism’ included those concerns and the need to overcome them. But in the 20th Century, most socialist organisations treated such matters as secondary, if they addressed them at all. Some even viewed massively destructive projects such as damming major rivers and plowing virgin soils as progressive in some sense.

‘Fridays For Future’ Movement Takes To Swiss Streets

August 11, 2019 Telesur English. Resist! climate crisis, Ecosocialism, Food and Agriculture, Fridays for Future

Thousands of environmental activists from 38 European countries brought their “Fridays for Future” movement to the Swiss city of Lausanne, calling for swift action from politicians and businesses to reduce emissions linked to global warming. "We are all united coming from different countries and, despite the fact it's holidays, we are ready to sacrifice our time to have politics change, to raise awareness about what's happening but also about what is not happening,” 29-year-old French woman, Lise Tourneboeuf, said. Let’s display “our will to change this system which is not functioning. We want to show there are people of all ages, of all nationalities, and even on holidays the crisis continues. We expect action from politicians."

Europe: Greens Surge, Older Parties Erode, Far Right Also Gains

May 27, 2019 By Scott Tucker, Popular Resistance Educate! Ecosocialism, European Union (EU), Green New Deal, Green party

Green parties made stunning gains in the European Elections, due to the strength of many younger voters, the grass roots insurgency of ecological school strikes and marches, and the tenacity of Green Party activists. The older mainstream parties, both center-right and social democratic, received a mix of drubbing demotions and eroding support. The far right nationalists also made gains, notably in France and Italy. The far right also gained less dramatically in Germany. See below for stories describing the election results.

The Movement And The 2020 Elections

February 18, 2019 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Newsletter Climate Change, Democracy, Ecosocialism, Green New Deal, Medicare for all, Militarism and War, Socialism

The political system in the United States is a plutocracy, one that works for the benefit of the wealthy, not the people. Although we face growing crises on multiple fronts - economic insecurity, a violent and racist state, environmental devastation, never-ending wars and more - neither of the Wall Street-funded political parties are taking action to provide relief. Instead, they are helping the rich to get richer. The wealth divide has gotten so severe that three people have more wealth than the bottom 50% of people in the country. Without the support of the rich, it is nearly impossible to compete in elections.

Ecosocialism Enters The US Political Dialogue

December 23, 2018 Jon Olsen, Popular Resistance Strategize! Cooperatives, Ecosocialism, Green party, Socialism

We need to invent a form of socialism that not only can replace the dominant feudal-like corporate structures we detest but just as importantly, be culturally acceptable to the general public. In the USA, of course, this is a challenge, but one we are capable of handling. We need to re-activate the original intent definition of socialism to mean “control by the working class” including those currently not employed—all those who have nothing to sell but their labor.

Red Green Revolution – Victor Wallis On The Ecosocialist Future

June 26, 2018 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, ClearingtheFOGRadio. Podcast Capitalism, Climate Change, Ecosocialism, Poverty

Two major crises of our era are growing wealth inequality and its resultant poverty and climate change, which is connected to a variety of environmental issues. Neither of these crises can be resolved without addressing the underlying root cause of capitalism, but many people are uncertain about what an economy beyond capitalism looks like. In his new book, Red Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism, Victor Wallis explains why a livable future must be ecosocialist, what ecosocialism is and how we get there. We discuss his book and the latest news.

How Bolivia Leads The Global Fight Against Climate Disaster

October 7, 2014 Richard Filder, www.lifeonleft.blogspot.ca Educate! Bolivia, Climate Change, Ecosocialism, Environment

We are “ecosocialists” because the climate crisis now bearing down on us is the major issue facing the world’s peoples. It threatens the very survival of human life. It is directly caused by capitalism as a system. The alternative to capitalism is socialism, and our socialism must reflect the centrality of climate crisis in our thinking and actions. On a global scale, Bolivia is punching way above its size in drawing attention to this crisis and formulating answers to it — within the limits of its situation as a small landlocked country in South America. And its government is moving to implement its proposals through developing an “economic, social and communitarian productive model” that takes immediate steps toward dismantling the dependent legacy of colonialism, neo-colonialism and capitalism while pointing the way toward what it terms “the socialist horizon.”

Next Phase In The Venezuelan Revolution Announced

September 7, 2014 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Organize! Democracy movement, Economic Democracy, Ecosocialism, Localism, Maduro, Venezuela

In declarations to the country on Tuesday night, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro announced what he described as "five revolutions", as part of a need to "improve our service to the people." Maduro said the revolutions would be a "a new way of functioning" for the government, and emphasized the need for a more "efficient" government. Maduro described five specific next steps for the Bolivarian Revolution. He explained that it was about consolidating the communal model, and creating a "new eco socialist model". "It´s not about environmentalism, its about ecosocialism, environmentalism isn't enough," Maduro stated. The following five revolutions, he said, "should be united, and should define the government policies, giving power to the people, it will be the people who push government policy."

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