Welcome to our in-depth exploration of degrowth. In a world shaped by economic systems, our articles delve into the intersection of green politics, degrowth, and anti-capitalist principles, providing a unique perspective on reshaping economic paradigms.
Our articles offer a green perspective on degrowth, examining how it aims to redefine success beyond mere GDP growth and advocates for a sustainable, balanced approach to resource allocation.
Discover how anti-capitalist ideals align with the Green vision for an economic system that prioritizes people and the planet over profit. We explore the complexities of dismantling the current economic framework and replacing it with one that emphasizes social justice, environmental sustainability, and community well-being. Navigate through insightful articles that unpack the strategies proposed by green political movements to reduce the size of the military-industrial complex.
Together, let’s envision and advocate for a future where economic prosperity is intertwined with social and ecological well-being.
Regenerative farmer Richard Daley recently defined ecological literacy as understanding how living systems work, how they break down and how they can be restored.
And in the permaculture world, enclosure shows up when ideas rooted in Indigenous land stewardship or communal agrarian subsistence are marketed through $1,200 online courses, gated certifications, or branded consulting models based on spectacle and cults of personality.
Chemicals found in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics and non-stick cookware — interfere with the body’s hormone systems in ways that may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, according to a new report. Data from a review of nearly 500 studies shows that these endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may act as potential prostate carcinogens.
And in the permaculture world, enclosure shows up when ideas rooted in Indigenous land stewardship or communal agrarian subsistence are marketed through $1,200 online courses, gated certifications, or branded consulting models based on spectacle and cults of personality.
On October 1st a group of Santa Fe New Mexicans inspired by Jijmegen, Sweden began reading the names and ages of people who have died in Gaza since October 7, 2023. There are 828 Jewish Israelis on this list, and nearly 69,000 Palestinians.
There are numerous books that speak about the legacy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s destruction.[0] There is no place they have intervened where the people have become more prosperous. This defensive military alliance that is only versed in being offensive, consumes much energy to maintain the imperialist hegemony; energy that can be used for development, industrialization and remedying global unequal (ecological) exchange. But instead, it is used to pollute our air, our seas and rivers. Thus, it exacerbates the climate change we are already experiencing. In discussions about NATO’s interventions, what remains untouched is the question of waste, military deposits, bombs, and the ecocide that they leave behind. The health crises NATO interventions produce are rarely ever spoken about.
New Delhi’s decision to auction, for the first time in the country, 13 offshore mineral blocks for deep-sea mining, vide the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023, has met with a rare show of political unity in Kerala. Following protest demonstrations by fish workers’ unions, the ruling party and the opposition in the State have come together to unanimously oppose the project. According to the World Bank, “blue economy” is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health. But the amended Act also makes it clear that operating rights for exploration and production of offshore atomic minerals—the ores of uranium, thorium, and monazite, for example—will be granted only to government-owned companies.
Pesticides banned years ago in the European Union are drifting through the skies and turning up in clouds above France, raising concerns about how long these toxins persist and how far they can travel, with potentially harmful global health impacts, according to a pathbreaking new study.
Every Wednesday, dozens of retirees go out to protest the economic policies of Javier Milei’s government, which has opted for repression against the elderly.
