(2023-08-26). The politics of degrowth – Technology, ideology, and the fight for eco-socialism. internationalviewpoint.org Degrowth identifies and critiques growth as fundamental to the capitalist system. Growth enriches property owners and the wealthy, leaving the rest of humanity behind with devastating environmental consequences. | – | / |
(2023-08-26). Argentina — Milei y su capitalismo de boludos. globalizacion.ca La reciente victoria de Javier Milei en las primarias presidenciales en Argentina (PASO) no dejaron indiferente a nadie y viene a mostrar el rápido ascenso de la ultraderecha en nuestros países, la cual ha aprovechado la rabia, el malestar y…
(2023-08-25). Taking Lessons From Black Political Prisoners During Black August. popularresistance.org From local police outfitted with military-grade equipment, to nonviolent protesters jailed on terrorism charges, the spectacle of state repression has become an increasingly visible part of the Black liberation struggle in U.S. cities. Police and prisons have long served as a conduit for stamping out Black-led protest movements, especially when those movements openly challenge capitalism and state power. Between the 1960s and 1980s, for example, local, state and federal law enforcement coordinated massive campaigns to dismantle radical groups like the Black Panthers, Republic of New Afrika and Black Liberation Ar…
(2023-08-25). Video: For a European movement against capitalism and war. wsws.org The Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party – SGP) is contesting the 2024 European elections in close cooperation with its sister parties in Britain, France and Turkey.
(2023-08-25). Discovering a Green Marx: Kohei Saito's 'Marx in the Anthropocene'. mronline.org 
It's always seemed a little strange that less has been said about the final 15 years of Marx's oeuvre than any other period of his writing.
(2023-08-25). We Did Not Evolve to Be Selfish—and Humans Are Increasingly Aware We Can Choose How Our Cultures Can Evolve By: April M. Short. midwesternmarx.com 
At this critical moment in human history, a new paper on multilevel cultural evolution shows how looking to our cultural evolutionary origins might help us improve society at many levels. Ours is a critical time in the cultural evolution of humanity that is likely to shape our long-term future, or lack thereof. As a species, we have been on a self-destructive trajectory that has led us to our current polycrisis of unlivable economic conditions, worsening climate disasters, and the potent …
(2023-08-25). Book Review: 'Cancel This Book' Asks for a Return to Revolutionary Class Analysis By: Danny Shaw. midwesternmarx.com 
Dan Kovalik's book, Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture (2021) Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture, by Dan Kovalik (Hot Books: New York, 2021) Academic and activist Dan Kovalik's new book, Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture, was written on the frontlines of the twin struggles of our time, the class struggle and the fight for Black liberation. Reading it brought me back to so many ma …
(2023-08-25). Oxfam identifies inequalities in shocking detail, but provides no solution. thecommunists.org For decades, Oxfam shops have been a common fixture on British high streets. Their twin-track approach of selling cheap second-hand clothes, used books, tantalising bric-a brac and ethically-sourced products from developing countries, with the promise of charitable contributions winging their way to the wretchedly poor overseas, has appeared to be a winning formula: spending and …
(2023-08-25). Top Reparations Scholars Darity and Mullen Win Another Prestigious Award: ASA Outstanding Book. moguldom.com Dr. William Sandy Darity recently announced via Twitter that his book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century," authored with A. Kirsten Mullen, had taken home another award. This award is the Inequality, Poverty and Mobility's 2023 Outstanding Book Award from the American Sociological Association (ASA). Last year ,the distinction …