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Socialism 101: Is capitalism destroying the planet?
By Eddie McCabe In the midst of the carnage of the First World War, Rosa Luxemburg wrote of…
Lough Neagh: A case study in how capitalism kills the environment
By Oisín Hill Lough Neagh, Ireland’s largest body of freshwater, and the source of 40% of the North’s…
NATO military spending is a war on the climate
By Miranda Stewart At a time when reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more urgent than ever, a recent…
Alarming biodiversity loss in Lough Hyne, Cork
By Caoimhe Lyons Lough Hyne is a semi-enclosed marine lake located in Carbery West, Co. Cork. In 1981,…
Oxfam Report: Richest 1% produce more carbon emissions than poorest 66%
By Jonathan Diebold From luxury yachts and private jets, to trips to space that can release 2-300 tonnes…
#SaveOurShores: Nationalise Lough Neagh now!
By Peter McGregor This summer has seen a massive bloom of blue-green algae in waters all across the…
Maui wildfires: Capitalism’s climate crisis is scorching the planet
By Mandy Gee, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) As of August 13, at least one…
Latin America: Rise in violence on the front lines of environmental struggle
By Pedro Meade and Ana Vitoria, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (our sister organisation in Brazil) As we are…
Climate change shows that now more than ever — capitalism must go
Isidora Durán Stewart Capitalism’s total inaction on the climate crisis is leading to devastating effects globally. This summer…
In hot water: The devastating impact of rising ocean temperatures
By Oisin Hill “The ocean is hotter than ever, what happens next?,” begins a news article published in…
