OMNI
ECOSOCIALISM NEWSLETTER #1
Collected
by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology
omnicenter.org/donate/
I gathered these publications mainly from the socialist
organization Monthly Review via its magazine of the same name. Many similar articles on the subject were
published in the MR without the label,
and many more elsewhere. The collection was
randomly jotted down as I scanned each copy of the magazine and mronline.org
during 2019-2020.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction via Google
Books
Articles
TEXTS
What Is Ecosocialism?
Google Search for “ecosocialism” 11-3-20
Featured snippet from the web
Ecosocialism is a vision of a transformed society in
harmony with nature, and the development of practices that can attain it. It is
directed toward alternatives to all socially and ecologically destructive
systems, such as patriarchy, racism, homophobia and the fossil-fuel based
economy.
What is
Ecosocialism? - Ecosocialist Horizons
ecosocialisthorizons.com ›
ecosocialism
About
Featured Snippets
Eco-socialism - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org ›
wiki › Eco-socialism Eco-socialism, green socialism or
socialist ecology is an ideology merging aspects of socialism with that of
green politics, ecology and alter-globalization or ... Ideology ·
History ·
Critique of
capitalist ...
Why Ecosocialism? A discussion of the case for a red-green
...climateandcapitalism.com › 2018/12/19 ›
why-ecosocia...Dec 19, 2018
— Attuned to the links between the exploitation of labor and the
exploitation of the environment, ecosocialism stands against
both reformist “market ...by M Löwy · Cited by 2 ·
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Books
The
Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology by John Bellamy Foster.
Monthly Review, 2020. $23.00 – $35.00
Publisher’s description and various praise:
Twenty years ago, John
Bellamy Foster’s Marx’s Ecology: Materialism and Nature introduced
a new understanding of Karl Marx’s revolutionary ecological materialism. More
than simply a study of Marx, it commenced an intellectual and social history,
encompassing thinkers from Epicurus to Darwin, who developed materialist and
ecological ideas. Now, with The Return of Nature: Socialism
and Ecology, Foster continues this narrative. In so doing, he
uncovers a long history of efforts to
unite issues of social justice and environmental sustainability [exploitation
of employees/human resources and exploitation of natural resources] will help
us comprehend and counter today’s unprecedented planetary emergencies.
The
Return of Nature begins with the
deaths of Darwin (1882) and Marx (1883) and moves on until the rise of the
ecological age in the 1960s and 1970s. Foster explores how socialist analysts
and materialist scientists of various stamps, first in Britain, then the United
States, from William Morris and Frederick Engels to Joseph Needham, Rachel
Carson, and Stephen Jay Gould, sought to develop a dialectical naturalism,
rooted in a critique of capitalism. In the process, he delivers a far-reaching
and fascinating reinterpretation of the radical and socialist origins of
ecology. Ultimately, what this book asks for is nothing short of revolution: a
long, ecological revolution, aimed at making
peace with the planet while meeting collective human needs [GND: ending the
fossil fuels regime with justice].
In the century
following Marx’s death, left-wing scientists and writers made major
contributions to the development of modern ecological thought. Foster’s
brilliant new book recovers that history, making the work and ideas of those
neglected ecosocialist pioneers accessible to the activists who are building
today’s movements against global environmental destruction. —Ian Angus, author, Facing the Anthropocene; editor, Climate & Capitalism
What does ecology have to do with a
critique of capitalism and a movement for socialism? What are the roots of
ecosocialism? For more than twenty years, John Bellamy Foster has engaged in
serious thought and massive research, delving into the relation of ecology and
socialism, while charting the odyssey of the network of left
activist-intellectuals who forged a philosophical-scientific-political vision
of our ecosystem and the forces threatening its survival. The result is a
monumental book, a genealogy of ecosocialism, a priceless resource for those
pursuing this path today. —Helena Sheehan,
author, Marxism and the Philosophy of Science and Navigating the Zeitgeist
Leftists have too readily seen capitalist
science and technology’s goal—the domination of nature—as inherently
progressive. In The Return of Nature, John Bellamy
Foster tells a different story. The recognition that we humans, rather than
dominating, are part of nature, both transformed by and transforming it, was
central to Marx and Engels’ dialectical thinking. Foster’s richly detailed and
ground-breaking history tells the story of the British and American scientists
and activists who in the century following Marx’s death, adopted and built on
this dialectical tradition, from Engels’ Dialectics of Nature to
the fast developing science of ecology and the birth of the radical science
movements of the 1970s. A tour de force.
—Steven Rose, emeritus professor of neuroscience, Open University
By now, many people will have heard
about the ecological ideas of Karl Marx. And everyone knows that the modern
environmental movement is filled with anti-capitalist energies. But was there
anything in between? In this landmark work, John Bellamy Foster fills in the
gap and reconstructs an unbroken genealogy of dialectical thinking about the
environment, from the last days of Marx to the first stirrings of Western
environmentalism. From the neglected writings of numerous thinkers and
scientists—evolutionary biologists, not the least—he reconstructs a treasure
trove of ecological insights that will keep scholars and activists preoccupied
for years to come. The common knowledge of Marx’s environmentalist leanings
derives from Foster’s Marx’s Ecology from
2000. With The Return of Nature, he has given
ecological Marxism an epic chronicle that speaks straight to the crises of our
times: a sequel and prequel of extraordinary power. —Andreas Malm, author, Fossil Capital: On the Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global
Warming
John Bellamy Foster’s
magnificent The Return of Nature tells the
story of the late nineteenth and early twentieth scientists and other
intellectuals who followed paths laid out by Marx and Engels with respect to
the profit-driven degradation of the environment and biosphere. Foster
convincingly depicts the genesis, in the writings of figures such as William
Morris, Joseph Needham, and Rachel Carson, of an ecosocialist vision whose
further development represents the best hope of the present period. He helps us
answer the question posed by one of the book’s heroes, the novelist and
essayist Christopher Caudwell (1907-1937), “How can we think of the future
without holding it to our own barrenness?”
—Stuart A. Newman, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical
College; coauthor, Biotech Juggernaut: Hope, Hype,
and Hidden Agendas of Entrepreneurial Bioscience
Following up on his influential Marx’s Ecology, in this tour de force John Bellamy
Foster fills in the broad historical and philosophical details spanning the
post Darwin moment to the vibrant 1960s when ecology became common currency,
detailing how dialectical thinking penetrates all. Previous histories of ecology
have failed to embrace Marxism’s critical association with the development of
ecology as a political subject, something this book does elegantly and
thoroughly. —John Vandermeer,
Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; author, with Ivette
Perfecto, Ecological Complexity and Agroecology
John
Bellamy Foster is professor of
sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of Monthly Review. His previous books on ecology include: The Vulnerable Planet, Marx’s
Ecology, Hungry for Profit (edited
with Fred Magdoff and Frederick Buttel), Ecology Against Capitalism, The Ecological Revolution, The Ecological Rift (with Brett Clark and Richard
York), What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism (with
Fred Magdoff), Marx and the Earth (with Paul
Burkett), and The Robbery of Nature (with
Brett Clark).
Review of Facing the Apocalypse:
Arguments for Ecosocialism.
Mronline.org (5-3-19)
Clearly there will be
ecological issues to resolve once capitalism has been defeated, but that
will require a system being put in place that is capable of dealing with the
disaster. In other words a society that is not based on the competitive
accumulation of capital. Source
“I am not arguing that
rising population is the root cause of the ecological crisis… That is the fault
of the capitalist system of production and the commodification of the planet. .
. .What I am arguing is that rising population is a major contributory factor.”]
[To reduce warming we
must reduce rapidly 1) the capitalist
system of unrestrained production growth and commodification, and 2) population
growth. –D]
Victor
Wallis. Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism. 2018. Google Search 1-20-19.
Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of
... - Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Green-Revolution-Politics-Technology.../1895131294
Red-Green
Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism Paperback – June
19, 2018. ...Red-Green Revolution is an impassioned and
informed confrontation with the planetary emergency brought about by
accelerated ecological devastation in the last half-century.
MR Online. Victor Wallis. Red-Green
Revolution.
https://mronline.org › Review
The scale of environmental crisis is absolutely terrifying.
So I was very pleased to read Victor Wallis' new book Red-Green
Revolution. . .
Michael Löwy. Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to
Capitalist Catastrophe. Publisher’s description: Capitalism is
killing the planet, and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to
human life requires a radical alternative. In this new collection of essays,
long time revolutionary and environmental activist Michael Löwy offers a vision
of ecosocialist transformation. This vision combines an understanding of the
destructive logic of the capitalist system with an appreciation for ongoing
struggles, particularly in Latin America.
Jane Kelly and Sheila Melane, eds. Ecosocialism
or Barbarism. 2ND ed.
Ecosocialism
- HaymarketBooks.org
www.haymarketbooks.org ›
books › 696-ecosocialism
Mar 16, 2020 — In this new collection of essays, long time
revolutionary and environmental activist Michael Löwy offers a vision of ecosocialist transformation.
David Pepper. Eco-Socialism: From Deep Ecology to Social
Justice. Routledge, 1993.
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Abstract |
Presents a provocatively anthropocentric
analysis of the way forward for green politics and environmental movements,
exposing the deficiencies and contradictions of green approaches to
post-modern politics and deep ecology. This title available in eBook format.
Click here for more information . Visit our eBookstore at:
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Keywords |
Human ecology
Political aspects Social ecology Deep ecology Green movement Justice |
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Categories |
Deep Ecology in Philosophy of Biology Justice in Social and Political Philosophy |
Articles
Ecosocialism: an alternative to global capitalism. Mronline.org (11-3-20)
Over
the past four decades or so, various leftists have become more sensitive to the
environmental degradation in developed and developing capitalist societies and
post-revolutionary societies, particularly in the former Soviet Union and, in
recent times, China. | more…
Fw: For An
Egalitarian, Cooperative Road To An Ecosocialist Future - PopularResistance.Org
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Oct 10, 2020, 7:36 AM (1 day ago) |
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How does this compare
to the GND?
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Welcome to Global Ecosocialist Network . mronline.org
(1-30-20).
The Global Ecosocialist Network
(GEN) is being launched at a moment of extreme danger for humanity. The
intensity of the crisis and the scale of the danger is hard to grasp or express
adequately because, unless you are in one of the parts of the world currently
experiencing extreme weather, it cannot yet literally be […]
Ian Angus on the politics of ecosocialism. Mronline.org
(8-16-19). Ecosocialism — in particular the Marxist wing of the
ecosocialist movement — builds and acts on that understanding. Source 
Ecosocialism and a just transition. Mronline.org 6-23-19.
The idea of a “just
transition” is appearing everywhere these days, most notably in the preamble of
the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, which refers to the need to take “into
account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation
of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined
development […] Source 
[Green New Deal = rapidly
replacing US fossil fueled neo capitalism with sustainable energy and a just
transition. –Dick]
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