Eco-socialism

Eco-socialism, green socialism or socialist ecology is an ideology merging aspects of socialism with that of green politics, ecology and alter-globalization or anti-globalization. Quotes An anarchist society, far from being a remote ideal, has become a precondition for the practice of ecological principles. Murray Bookchin, Ecology and Revolutionary Thought (1965). The ecological principle of unity in diversity grades into a richly mediated social principle; hence my use of the term social ecology. Murray Bookchin, What Is Social Ecology? (1984). It has been long understood that “consumer sovereignty” is a myth. To make fundamental changes in the commodity economy it is necessary to have power over production. John Bellamy Foster, as quoted in A Resistance Movement for the Planet - Full Interview (July 02, 2017), Left Voice. Socialists have all too often failed to take ecological issues seriously enough. However, this is not a fault of socialists alone, as the fault applies even more to the liberal tradition taken as a whole. But whatever we choose to say about socialism in the twentieth century, it has to be emphasized that no one can be truly socialist and indeed Marxist in the twenty-first century and fail to acknowledge the full severity of the planetary ecological crisis. We are either at the forefront of the struggle to protect the earth as a place of human habitation (and as a home for innumerable species) or we are on the side of the system’s creative exterminism of the Earth system as we know it. John Bellamy Foster, as quoted in A Resistance Movement for the Planet - Full Interview (July 02, 2017), Left Voice. External links An ecosocialist manifesto by Joel Kovel and Michael Lowy on Ozleft The Ecosocialist International Network Capitalism, Nature, Socialism (CNS) (Journal). The politics of ecosocialism - transforming welfare (book) (2015). Climate and Capitalism. (An online journal edited by Ian Angus). Democratic Socialist Perspective, Environment, Capitalism & Socialism (book) (1999). Extract from Ecology and Socialism by The Socialist Party of Great Britain on Common Voice Takis Fotopoulos, "Is de-growth compatible with a market economy?," The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2007). Another Green World: Derek Wall's Ecosocialist Blog Dan Jakopovich, "Green Unionism In Theory and Practice," Synthesis/Regeneration 43 (Spring 2007). (preview) Dan Jakopovich, "Uniting to Win: Labor-Environmental Alliances," Capitalism Nature Socialism, Vol. 20, Is. 2 (2009), pages 74–96 Ecosocialism: A Weblog of Ecosocialist Opinion Amazon.com: So You'd Like to... Replace Capitalism with Ecosocialism Robyn Eckersley, Ecosocialism: The Post-Marxist Svnthesis Robin Hahnel "Protecting the Environment in a Participatory Economy," Synthesis/Regeneration 34 (Spring 2004). Retrieved (31-03-2013). Ecosocialism: Where Anticapitalism and Ecology Intersect, video presentation by Ian Angus After Bali: The Global Fight for Climate Justice , video presentation by Patrick Bond The official site of "Ecosocialists Greece" Political Organization John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark "Capitalism and Ecological Destruction," Monthly Review (November 2009). Retrieved (31-03-2013). John Bellamy Foster and Fred Magdoff "What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism" (book) Ecosocialist Horizons