By John Foran
A proposal that our movements confront the issue of Political Power, finding new ways to take and use it.
Where Have We Been?
Unlike other ecosocialists, I have long argued that the path to radical social transformation …
By Arturo Escobar
As the world confronts an increasingly uncertain ecological future and the accompanying oppressive economic inequality, this is a good moment to take stock of what has happened with the radical critiques of development of the 1990s, and …
A dialogue between Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Alberto Acosta and Federico Demaria, moderated by Ashish Kothari
Ashish – How would we describe the world we live in and what are its dominant trends?
Ariel – In …
The contemporary international political economy is marked by a great contradiction. On a planet characterized by finite resources, the economy is predicated upon an absurd and irrational logic of infinite expansion and accumulation. With its fossil fuel …
By Christos Zografos
“My friend, it’s worth existing for a dream, even if its fire ends up burning you” (1980s Greek song)
Nearly a century-and-a-half ago, in May 1871, one of the most impacting attempts to realise direct popular self-rule …