Why we shouldn’t ignore the trillionaire death cult
The phenomenon of extreme wealth and its worship is a symptom of endemic violence.
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What belongs in an ecofeminist world?
What would an ecofeminist world include, and what would it leave behind? A classroom exercise explores the values and challenges of imagining systemic change.
Taking on the rich is possible. Our Illinois coalition won a tax on tech giants
Our campaign won a digital advertising revenue tax that may generate over $1.1 billion annually for the state’s budget.
How socialists should govern: On using the capitalist state against itself
The election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in NYC has brought the question of socialist governance to the fore. But what does “success” mean in the context of socialist governance from within the capitalist state?
Capitalism tells us we are selfish. Evolution tells a different story
We have been told capitalism is the only economy that works. But if “working” means climate chaos, fractured communities, loneliness, and nature sacrificed for private gain, we need something better — one rooted in cooperation, not competition.
‘Catabolic Capitalism’: How capitalism profits from collapse
From climate disasters to housing shortages, the system finds new ways to extract value from crisis. In this essay, author Craig Collins argues that modern capitalism is no longer built to expand prosperity, but to monetize collapse.
It’s the end of growth as we know it
Beyond living standards, economic growth has shaped how societies cope with shocks and distribute gains. As growth weakens, these less visible functions may prove just as consequential as its economic effects.
The consumer power myth: Why it’s time to de-commodify food
The impression that we can eat what we want fits neatly with a neoliberal story that treats capitalism as democratic, where people “vote with their wallets”. But this is an illusion. Rather than putting our faith in green consumerism to rebuild food systems, we should strive to de‑commodify food.
How to end capitalism – and build a kind, green, cooperative economy. Cont’d
From climate policy to housing and trade, in this piece, author Guy Dauncey imagines how to dismantle capitalism and replace it with a greener, more cooperative alternative for everyone, including nature.
A lawful anarchist: The case against law in an age of mass extinction
We’re taught that without rigid legal systems society would collapse into chaos. But for most of human history, people relied on communal norms, not codified law, while the rise of written rules, hierarchy, and possessions cleared the way for today’s sixth mass extinction.
Feeding the World as if People Mattered: Why we need more farms, not more food – book excerpt
Asking if the world grows enough food is the wrong kind of question. It leads to the wrong kind of answer. We don’t need to produce more food. We need to produce more farms: places where communities of living beings can thrive.
How we could end capitalism – and build a kind, green, cooperative economy
In this essay, author Guy Dauncey argues that we can dismantle capitalism without abandoning markets, replacing it with a democratic, cooperative economy that reins in finance and puts people and nature first.
