Disaster communism part 3 - logistics, repurposing, bricolage A look at the recent debate over capitalist logistics concludes our three-part discussion of…
Disaster communism part 2 - communisation and concrete utopia In part two of this three-part article, we look at the relationship between disaster communism,…
James O'Connor's second contradiction of capitalism A critical introduction to the influential ecological Marxist concept of 'the second contradiction', proposed by James O'Connor.
Capitalism, nature, socialism: a theoretical introduction - James O'Connor James O'Connor's influential 1988 article introducing the idea of a 'second contradiction of…
Après moi le déluge! Fossil fuel abolitionism and the carbon bubble - part 2 In part two of this two-part article, we look at the parallels between fossil-fuel abolitionism and…
Après moi le déluge! Fossil fuel abolitionism and the carbon bubble - part 1 In part one of this two-part article, we look at the so-called ‘carbon bubble’ – assets priced based…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its latest report The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report came out on Monday. This post includes…
What's wrong with Prometheanism? Simple questions of technological progress abound in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.
Murray Bookchin's libertarian technics The first in a series of critical introductions to thinkers and concepts that inform discussion of the climate crisis, looking at Murray Bookchin…
Let them eat growth Radicals are right to point out capitalism's need for growth at all costs is the road to ruin, but does runaway climate change wreck the prospect…
Communising energy: power to the people! A brief critique of the existing model of heat production in Britain and a comparison with a communal system. If you thought things were rosy in…
