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  •  | Ariel view of the shrinking Greenland ice sheet one of four major Earth system elements that is collapsing Photo WikimediaUS Geological Survey | MR Online

    Capitalism kills: The case for ecosocialism

    Originally published: Green Left on July 10, 2024 - Issue 1410 by Susan Price (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Jul 18, 2024)

    To say capitalism kills is not hyperbole: it is simply incompatible with continuing life on Earth.

  •  | Anti fascist demonstration in Paris on June 11 Such protests are happening daily Photo John Mullen Inset John Mullen | MR Online

    Fascism and resistance in France today

    Originally published: Green Left on June 14,, 2024 by John MullenSusan Price (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Jun 17, 2024)

    John Mullen spoke to Green Left Weekly about the rise of the far right in France and prospects for the left in the upcoming election

  •  | United States sanctions against Venezuela mean food insecurity has become widespread amidst shortages and soaring prices Graphic Green Left | MR Online

    U.S. sanctions are killing Venezuelans

    Originally published: Green Left on March 11, 2024 by Andreína Chávez Alava (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Apr 15, 2024)

    U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have led to severe episodes of food insecurity, which have taken years of grassroots efforts to overcome.

  •  | Michael A Lebowitz | MR Online

    Michael Lebowitz, presente! (1937–2023)

    Originally published: Green Left on May 12, 2023 (more by Green Left)  |

    Marxist economist Michael A Lebowitz passed away at home on April 19.

  •  | A protester holds up a sign that reads Climate Justice in Spanish Photo Friend of the Earth | MR Online

    At Bonn climate talks, rich nations stab poor countries in the back — again

    Originally published: Green Left on June 22, 2022 by Alex Bainbridge (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Jun 27, 2022)

    The rulers of rich nations are like arsonists who, after lighting the fire, prevent anyone calling the fire brigade. An example of this took place at the Bonn Climate talks that finished on June 16.

  •  | Amazon Labor Union activists celebrate their victory on April 1 Photo Amazon Labor Union | MR Online

    Amazon win shows power of rank-and-file organising

    Originally published: Green Left on April 5, 2022 / Issue #1341 by Malik Miah (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Apr 09, 2022)

    The newly formed Amazon Labor Union (ALU) won by more than 500 votes, with 2654 workers voting in favour of a union and 2131 voting against, according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) count. About 7000 people are employed at the site, known as the JFK8 Fulfillment Center.

  •  | Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism | MR Online

    Ben Lewis on Kautsky, Democracy and Republicanism

    Originally published: Green Left on March 19, 2022 by Barry Healy (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Apr 06, 2022)

    Ben Lewis, the translator and editor of “Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism” talks with Green Left’s Barry Healy.

  •  | A solar photovoltaic project in Cuba Photo IRENAFlickr CC BY NC ND 20 | MR Online

    How Cuba revitalised its energy sector while significantly reducing carbon emissions

    Originally published: Green Left on March 30, 2022 by Ian Ellis-Jones (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Apr 02, 2022)

    Cuba has been revitalising its energy sector for the past 25 years. As a result, there has been a demonstrable rise in overall efficiency and a significant reduction in emissions.

  •  | The Red Partys Bjørnar Moxnes | MR Online

    Norway turns left

    Originally published: Green Left on September 15, 2021 - Issue 1319 by Farooq Sulehria and Toni Usman (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Sep 20, 2021)

    The eight-year-long right-wing government, headed by conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg, was finally defeated.

  •  | Augusts political news and the best new music that related to it | MR Online

    10 brilliant new albums to unfuck the world

    Originally published: Green Left on Issue #1318 - August 30, 2021 by Mat Ward (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Sep 13, 2021)

    Here’s a look back at August’s political news and the best new music that related to it. You can also listen to a podcast of this column, including an 11-year-old schoolkid giving his verdict on all the albums.

  •  | Saltwater inundation in the west New Britain province of Papua New Guinea | MR Online

    Climate change and the Pacific Islands: ‘When the land disappears, we will all disappear’

    Originally published: Green Left on July 13, 2021 by Susan Price (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Jul 20, 2021)

    Climate change is already leading to rising sea levels, threatening island and coastal communities and devastating food security and access to fresh water. Long-term drought and changes in weather patterns are causing hunger and destroying farming land.

  •  | 10 new albums that resist racists and fascists | MR Online

    10 new albums that resist racists and fascists

    Originally published: Green Left on June 28, 2021 – Issue 1314 by Mat Ward (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Jul 12, 2021)

    Here’s a look back at June’s political news and the best new music that related to it.

  •  | Protester at a rally calling for jailed workers to be released in Caracas on June 22 Photo SurgentesFB | MR Online

    ‘Turning right, repressing left’: How Venezuela’s Maduro shifted course

    Originally published: Green Left on June 24, 2021 - Issue 1313 by Federico Fuentes and Antonio González Plessmann (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Jun 29, 2021)

    In the face of a prolonged and deep economic and political crisis, Venezuela’s government has embarked on a “turn to the right” in economic policy, while resorting to repression against the left.

  •  | El Maizal commune celebrated its 11th birthday last year Photo Katarina KozarekVenezuela Analysis | MR Online

    ‘Commune or nothing’: New laws reignite old debates over communal power in Venezuela

    Originally published: Green Left on June 4, 2021 (more by Green Left)  |

    Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN) has approved two bills with the aim of further empowering the communal councils and communes that lie at the heart of the country’s project of communal power.

  •  | Big Tech | MR Online

    Struggling for ecosocialism in the time of Elon Musk

    Originally published: Green Left on January 13, 2021 by Aleks Wansbrough (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Jan 15, 2021)

    Elon Musk has been pronounced the wealthiest person on earth, slightly overtaking Jeff Bezos. Musk is known for his unhinged outbursts online and generally bizarre behaviour. In this respect, he epitomises the increasing craziness of capitalism.

  •  | Voting in Venezuelas elections Photo PSUV Facebook page | MR Online

    Socialist election win masks deeper problems

    Originally published: Green Left on December 11, 2020 (more by Green Left)  |

    With a majority of the opposition boycotting and an abstention rate of almost 70%, the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) obtained 69% of the vote in the country’s December 6 National Assembly (AN) elections.

  •  | Big Pharma COVID 19 Vaccine | MR Online

    Big Pharma and the search for a vaccine

    Originally published: Green Left on November 26, 2020 by Dave Murphy (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Nov 30, 2020)

    A second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping across the world with countries reporting record daily case numbers and the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that the death toll could be much higher than during the first wave earlier this year.

  •  | A global 15°C warming is likely by 2030  or even earlier | MR Online

    Scientists say net zero by 2050 is too late

    Originally published: Green Left on November 10, 2020 by Pip Hinman (more by Green Left)  | (Posted Nov 16, 2020)

    Climate scientists now believe their predictions about the rate of the global temperature increase have been too conservative, and stronger and more decisive action is needed to reduce dangerous greenhouse gas emissions.

  •  | Climate justice rally Sydney February Photo Peter Boyle | MR Online

    Ecosocialism: an alternative to global capitalism

    Originally published: Green Left on October 30, 2020 (more by Green Left)  |

    Over the past four decades or so, various leftists have become more sensitive to the environmental degradation in developed and developing capitalist societies and post-revolutionary societies, particularly in the former Soviet Union and, in recent times, China.

  •  | Venezuela Could rebellion in the ranks spell trouble for Maduro | MR Online

    Could rebellion in the ranks spell trouble for Maduro?

    Originally published: Green Left on October 18, 2020 (more by Green Left)  |

    Venezuela is no stranger to protests, registering thousands of demonstrations, rallies and strikes each year. As of October 1, about 7000 protests had occurred this year (roughly 25 a day), according to the Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflicts.

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