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Stabilising the human relation to the earth (Capitalism in the Anthropocene reviewed in ‘Morning Star’)

Stabilising the human relation to the earth (Capitalism in the Anthropocene reviewed in ‘Morning Star’)

February 20, 2024

Geological epochs are divided into ages. So far the Anthropocene has been dominated by a globalised system of capitalist accumulation. Foster proposes the designation Capitalinian for this first geological age of the Anthropocene in the hope that it may be superseded by another; one “stabilizing the human relation to the earth” the Communian, rather than “an end-Anthropocene extinction event resulting in the destruction of civilization and quite possibly humanity itself.”

Facing the Anthropocene reviewed in T-Paine’s Newsletter

Facing the Anthropocene reviewed in T-Paine’s Newsletter

February 20, 2024

…in rejecting the possibility of half measures and compromises, Facing the Anthropocene stands with The Value of a Whale as a crucial document in the necessary joining of the environmentalist and anti-capitalist movements and should be compulsory reading.

Stimulating thoughts anew for the cognoscenti (Radek reviewed in ‘Counterfire’)

Stimulating thoughts anew for the cognoscenti (Radek reviewed in ‘Counterfire’)

February 20, 2024

Heym’s own biography helps to explain why he chose Karl Radek as the central character for this historical novel. Like Heym, Radek was a literate and articulate Jew who rubbed authority the wrong way. Born Lolek Sobelsohn in Lemburg (Lviv), then under Austrian rule, Radek, like Heym, was a Marxist who became compromised as Russia went from being a beacon of revolutionary socialism to a Stalinist dictatorship. Radek helped to shape history and was also tested by it….

NEW! Washington’s New Cold War: EXCERPTS

NEW! Washington’s New Cold War: EXCERPTS

February 20, 2024

How is it that the threat of global thermonuclear war is once again hanging over the globe, three decades after the end of the Cold War and at a time when the risk of irreversible climate change looms on the horizon? What approaches need to be adopted within the peace and environmental movements to counter these interrelated global existential threats? To answer these questions, it is important to address such issues as the nuclear winter controversy, the counterforce doctrine, and the U.S. quest for global nuclear supremacy….

Decriminalize the “underclass”

Decriminalize the “underclass”

February 20, 2024

The goal of this event is to emphasize the importance of uniting the working class to fight for equal rights for all in order to raise working and living conditions beyond mere survival. Participants are encouraged to join the discussion and contribute their own experiences in how the declining conditions for workers of all trades have impacted their lives, what they see as the limits of reformism, and how the underclass and super-exploited can play an important role in leading the fight to end exploitation.

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