While some ecologists are skeptical about how much Marx can offer the environmental movement, Michael Löwy argues that his writing can help us understand the relationship between nature and capitalism.
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The defeat of the miners’ strike 40 years ago ushered in the era of neoliberalism
During the annual Karl Marx Graveside Oration, John Hendy KC, spoke on the miners' strike and the terrible legacy of neoliberalism that followed their defeat.
As parts of the planet fry, energy profits soar & the poorest suffer even more
"Climate change is driving ever more extreme weather events, including changing rainfall patterns that caused fatal flooding over the past week at the same time as an extreme heatwave called Cerberus is forecast for southern Europe."
Engels was right – the wealth of the super-rich is accumulated on the backs of the rest of us. Jon Trickett.
“The world has changed hugely since his day. But if Engels came back today, I am sure he would still see the old dialectic at work. The old system still prevails, only in a new shape.” - Jon Trickett.