• Thoughts on the Significance of the CPC for the Global Left
    Thoughts on the Significance of the CPC for the Global Left

    The sheer scale of China’s development has been a world-shaping event.

    Beyond the Greece Boat Disaster: Tracing the Roots of the Migration Crisis
    Beyond the Greece Boat Disaster: Tracing the Roots of the Migration Crisis

    Today’s immigrant policies and political discourses across most parts of the Global North are reminiscent of a colonial Othering.

    Marx, the Anthropocene, and the Metabolic Rift
    Marx, the Anthropocene, and the Metabolic Rift

    A Polen Ekoloji seminar featuring John Bellamy Foster on the theoretical and historical background of Marx, the Anthropocene, and the metabolic rift.

    The idea of degrowth communism was Marx’s last breakthrough—and perhaps most important
    The idea of degrowth communism was Marx’s last breakthrough—and perhaps most important

    Even if Japanese Marxist Kohei Saito had not written Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism, the left today would still need to take the idea of degrowth seriously. This is because, economist and anthropologist Jason Hickel explains, “while it’s possible to transition to 100 percent renewable energy, we cannot do it fast enough to stay under 1.5°C or 2°C if we continue to grow the global economy at existing rates.”

    Brawling on the brink: Berlin Bulletin no. 211, June 7, 2023
    Brawling on the brink: Berlin Bulletin no. 211, June 7, 2023

    "NATO—the U.S.-dominated global war machine—whose policy is 'full dominance spectrum,' contrary to its claims, is not a defensive organization. Its purpose has been to act as an instrument for U.S. world domination and to prevent all challenges to U.S. hegemony." —Mairead Maguire

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