Tina Landis is the author of the book Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism, for which Liberation School has a study and discussion guide. Additionally, we host a 4-part video course Landis taught on the relationship between climate change, capitalism, and socialism....
Marxism, capitalism, and nature-society relations: An introduction
Introduction Environmentalists have long stressed limits to human interaction with nature. It’s commonly argued that transgressing “natural limits” caused the environmental crises we face today. While this sentiment might direct our attention to the severity and scale...
Degrowth: An environmental ideology with good intentions, bad politics
Introduction The planet is experiencing multiple environmental crises: biodiversity loss, deforestation, increased rates of pandemics, chemical pollution, soil depletion, water contamination and shortages, runaway non-renewable energy consumption, and climate change....
How to really avoid a climate disaster: A response to Bill Gates’ deceptive climate book
Bill Gates' new book, How To Avoid A Climate Disaster, is understandably drawing a lot of attention in environmentalist circles. Climate change is one of the most pressing crises of our time and--in the face of extreme weather disasters such as the 2020 California...
Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism: A 4-part PSL course
As the climate crisis intensifies globally with increasing wildfires, droughts, floods, and extreme weather events, poor and oppressed communities bear the brunt of the crisis. Millions around the world are demanding action and actively seeking solutions to the...
China’s environmental problems: Beyond the propaganda
Editor’s note: This article is based off a talk first delivered at the Eco-Socialism Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The corporate-owned media reports frequently about environmental problems in China, from air pollution in Beijing to toxins in the soil and the...
Climate solutions beyond capitalism (study guide)
Millions around the world are demanding action and actively seeking solutions to the unfolding climate crisis. The dialogue at the top is confined to solutions that align with the laws of capitalism and unbridled economic growth. But what if we look to solutions...
System Change not Climate Change
As humanity teeters on the brink of irreversible climate change, world leaders joined the COP21 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015. But are international conferences like these really capable of resolving the issue? The two-week long conference...
The real agenda of the Gates Foundation
Originally posted in Issue 57 of Aspects of India's Economy, published by the Research Unit for Political Economy. Author Jacob Levich, [email protected], has written on imperialist military strategy for Aspects No. 42. He lives in New York City and tweets as...