Light Posting from September 27th to October 15th
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
There will be light posting from September 27th through October 15th due to editorial holiday. In the meantime, why not sign up for our webinar, We Nee…
Growing Pain: The Delusion of Boundless Economic Growth
By Ian Christie, Ben Gallant, Simon Mair, Open Democracy
Degrowth’ is a good bet. There is sound empirical and theoretical evidence that our economies are dependent on material and energy resources and embedded in the delicate balance of the Earth’s life systems. And if we pull it off, the payout is huge.
In the Age of Extinction, Who is Extreme? A Response to Policy Exchange
By Julia Steinberger, Simon Mair, Open Democracy
We must do all we can to protect the basic environmental conditions that allow humanity to flourish. In this context, Extinction Rebellion’s economic and political program is on the side of reason, and well supported by academic research.
Climate Change and Capitalism: A Political Marxist View.
By Simon Mair, Socialist Review
If we want to stand a chance of building socialism in the near future, we must become eco-socialists and stop catastrophic climate change now.