by The Editors (Jun 01, 2024) Topics: Ecology  Economic Theory  Marxist Ecology  Political Economy Places: Global The term Promethean, referring in this context to extreme productivism, first entered into the ecological debate as a censure aimed almost entirely at Karl Marx. It was adopted as a form of condemnation by first-stage ecosocialists in the 1980s and ’90s, who sought to graft standard liberal…

REVIEW OF THE MONTHEcosocialism and DegrowthOriginally published in the German journal Widerspruch, Arman Spéth interviews John Bellamy Foster about the growing interest in degrowth thought and the importance of incorporating democratic planning aimed at true equality into all levels of society. And what of the ecosocialist revolution? “Opportunities,” Foster says, “are everywhere. Obstacles, largely a product…

By Leo Tolstoy JUNE 19, 2019 It once occurred to a certain king that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never…

  In Europe, Chaos Is the New Normal The European elections are the beginning of the end for Emmanuel Macron. Yascha Mounk Jun 10     READ IN APP   (Elections to the European Parliament are often a sleepy affair. This year, they have produced a political earthquake. In France, they have inspired Emmanuel Macron…

in India by Hiren Gohain 07/06/2024 Though many people are quipping that the new government is unlikely to last long,there is no doubt that it will be in the interest of the three major parties involved to stretch it out at least for a couple of years.Both TDP and JDU are today in a position to exact…