The Green New Deal will need to be subject to constant vigilance and pressure—from experts who understand exactly what it will take, and from social movements that have decades of experience bearing the brunt of false climate solutions. This is...
“Let the virus not infect our souls,” pleaded the message on the church sign in my neighborhood. “Let the virus not stop our organizing,” I silently responded. One of the few recognized excuses for leaving home under the San Francisco Bay...
Daniel Denver of The Dig interviews Thea Riofrancos and Daniel Aldana Cohen, co-authors with Kate Aronoff and Alyssa Battistoni of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal. The Dig podcast goes deep into politics everywhere, from labor...
“This is what arts and resistance looks like in San Francisco!” declared one of the many groups involved in the collective action. “Shutting down 2 blocks of SF’s financial district to disrupt climate profiteers!” “Yesterday...
“Not everyone is coming to the future, Not everyone is learning from the past.” Madonna & Quavo What’s Been Happening I hope environmental groups can support each other’s efforts to address climate change. Sometimes...
On Tuesday, June 4, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, three judges of the Ninth Circuit will hear arguments by the Trump Administration seeking to stop the Juliana v. United States lawsuit brought by a group of young people claiming a constitutional right to...
From time to time, SCNCC endorses statements made by other groups that advance the principles we support. The statement by the Ecosocialist Working Group (EWG) of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is one such statement. We hope...
The first hand of the Green New Deal has been dealt. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on Thursday unveiled a five-page, nonbinding resolution that frames a 10-year “national, social, industrial, and economic...
(Updated March 6, 2019) This study guide began as a reading list for the Ecosocialist Reading Group of the East Bay chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. These are some of the key readings for anyone who wants to understand the...
The capitalist system, driven at its core by the maximization of profit, regardless of social and ecological costs, is incompatible with a just and sustainable future. Ecosocialism offers a radical alternative that puts social and ecological well...
