Tag: Political economy
Agrarian question
Let a Thousand Fiefdoms Bloom
Chris Smaje’s new book has received glowing reviews from ecosocialists. But scratch beneath the surface, and you will find a disturbing vision of the future defined by exploitation, domination, and patriarchy.
Alex Heffron and Kai Heron
November 25, 2020
agriculture
The Political Ecology of Pandemics
Michael Friedman on the political ecology of emerging diseases and pandemics. Pandemics won’t be solved by conservation alone.
Michael Friedman
October 25, 2020
Capitalism
Salt in the Wound
Juan Grigera asks how we should understand the crises emerging from Covid-19?
Juan Grigera
May 27, 2020
Capitalism
COVID Capitalism
Tithi Bhattacharya and Gareth Dale argue that COVID-19 reveals capitalist system’s stark prioritization of profitmaking over lifemaking. Within such a system, crises like the present one will become the norm, rather than an anomaly.
Tithi Bhattacharya and Gareth Dale
April 23, 2020