Agriculture

Ecosocialist activist and organiser Jess Spear argues that we need to place an understanding of the ecological crisis at the centre of our struggles, in order to move beyond capitalism and secure a future for humanity and the Earth.

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books on unequal epidemics, biotech in Africa, capitalist greed, climate history, fracking and corporate crime.

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Coral Wynter reviews Ultra-Processed People, by Chris van Tulleken, which looks at the industrialised chemicals and processed components that make up the ultra-processed food we buy in supermarkets.

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Make Rojava Green Again reports on the conditions, hardships and potential for ecological changes in a region that is undergoing a social revolution and constantly facing military attacks on civil infrastructure and agricultural sites.

Thousands of people joined the Bob Brown Foundation鈥檚 nation-wide 鈥淢arch for Forests鈥, aiming to ramp up pressure on Labor to stop logging scarce native forests.聽

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Four years on from the outbreak of COVID-19, Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus introduces new reads for reds and greens, including four important new books on capitalism and the pandemic.

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As French President Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 government, under new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, moves ever further to the right, a radical mass movement is again shaking the country, writes John Mullen.

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Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) chairperson and former member of parliament Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj was arrested on October 24 for blocking a bulldozer attempting to destroy farmland in Kanthan, in the state of Perak, reports Peter Boyle.

Ecosocialist Bookshelf

Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents new books on Cuba鈥檚 degrowth, viruses, Bluefin tuna, small farm solutions, capitalism, slavery and poverty.

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Water, farming, nuclear tests, copper mining, new biology, and sugar. Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six books to help understand and change the world.

Farmers in NSW are furious that Scott Morrison鈥檚 gas-led recovery plan has been quietly continued by聽Labor, threatening the prime crop-growing soil and water of the Condamine聽Floodplain聽and Liverpool Plains. Elena Garcia reports.

Child labour in US

A 16-year-old boy died in a Wisconsin sawmill while states loosen 80-year-old child labour laws, aiming to bring in super exploitable child labour, especially in non-unionised industries, reports Malik Miah.