Society & Culture > Ecology
To save the planet, fight for a red world
03 Dec 2009
Capitalism is showing itself to be totally incapable of cutting back on carbon emissions, writes Eddie Ford
Planet left to fry
24 Nov 2022
Eddie Ford is not surprised that Cop27 was a failure, all participants are committed to growth for the sake of growth
Greenwashing the crisis
03 Nov 2022
While the planet stands on the edge of runaway climate change, another totally inadequate Cop conference is about to begin. But, writes Eddie Ford, protest politics is also totally inadequate
Art attack
20 Oct 2022
Young activists from Just Stop Oil have been castigated by the usual parade of ranting tabloid hacks and LBC anchors for defacing a Van Gogh. But, argues Paul Demarty, the stunt highlights the limits of direct-action groups
Background to the Capitalocene
01 Sep 2022
It is capitalism which lies at the heart of the climate crisis. Jim Moody explores possible technical solutions to what is, he argues, a social question
Phew, what a scorcher
21 Jul 2022
As temperatures hit record highs, James Harvey pours scorn on the Johnson government’s totally inadequate targets and the backtracking by the leadership candidates, not least Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
Running out of luck
26 May 2022
The new Labor government is committed, like its predecessor, to the US alliance and disengaging with China. Meanwhile, real wages fall, inflation increases and climate change brings floods, fires and droughts. Michael Roberts looks at a country facing troubled times
No quick fix
14 Apr 2022
Mimicking the sun and producing power using nuclear fusion has long been a dream and it appears that will be the case for a long time to come. Yassamine Mather explains
An unsafe technology
10 Mar 2022
Russian shelling near the Zaporizhzhia plant is a stark reminder of the inherently dangerous nature of nuclear power, warns Eddie Ford
Complex and chaotic
24 Feb 2022
It seems that freak weather events are becoming increasingly normal, writes Eddie Ford
Civilisation in jeopardy
13 Jan 2022
Extreme weather is becoming typical weather, writes Eddie Ford, and the cause is undeniable: capitalism
Danger of barbarism
09 Dec 2021
Invisible to the eye, viruses and bacteria make up a good percentage of the global biomass. They also shape history. HIV/STD specialist and Marxist Mohsen Shahmanesh discusses microbes and human society. This article is based on his talk to the November 28 Online Communist Forum
The past as future
25 Nov 2021
We must return to original communism, but on a higher level. Jack Conrad concludes his series of articles by questioning both brutish and romantic images of pre-modern society
On the dark side
18 Nov 2021
Jack Conrad explores the commonalities and connections between greenism and the right and far right
Sit down and plan it
11 Nov 2021
School students and young women have been in the forefront. Tam Dean Burn reports from the Glasgow marches and meetings
They will not deliver
11 Nov 2021
Market solutions are no solution. Michael Roberts castigates the sham, the hollowness of climate finance