2018 Publications
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EssayWhy Ecosocialism: For a Red-Green Future
December 2018
“Green capitalism” is an illusion and twentieth century socialism is a perversion. We need a new model and movement for a democratic and ecological socialism that links with the wider movement for a better world. -
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InterviewFor Love of Place: Reflections of an Agrarian Sage
December 2018
Loving the planet begins with loving community and nature at home. Farmer, activist, and prolific author Wendell Berry reflects on his life cultivating deep cultural and political roots of resistance. -
EssayThe Precariat: Today's Transformative Class?
October 2018
Global capitalism is roiling class structure and forging a new mass class of precarious workers. The fight for a universal basic income can help catalyze this “precariat” as a transformative change agent. -
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InterviewLiving on the Frontlines of Resistance
October 2018
Activist Medea Benjamin talks about her life at the forefront of the fight for peace and justice, and the need now more than ever to organize beyond borders. -
EssayNuclear Abolition: The Road from Armageddon to Transformation
August 2018
A legacy of the Cold War, nuclear weapons will leave us perennially on the eve of destruction—until they are abolished once and for all. Nuclear abolitionists must join forces with movements seeking sustainability and justice to overcome governmental hostility and public apathy.
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How to Ban the Bomb – A Roundtable
August 2018
An exchange featuring Andreas Bummel, David Barash, Richard Falk, Anna Harris, Judith Lipton, Ian Lowe, Hiroo Saionji, and Lawrence Wittner, with a response from David Krieger. -
InterviewServing the Earth, Serving One Another
August 2018
In a world of spiraling ecological and social crises, where does one find hope? Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy discusses how understanding the interdependence of our world prepares us for the fight to improve it. -
EssayFeminism and Revolution: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
June 2018
An implacable and inclusive feminism remains essential for building the larger solidarity politics and economics we need for a Great Transition that eliminates oppression of all kinds. -
Roundtable on Feminism and Revolution
June 2018
How can feminist theory and practice advance systemic transformation? An exchange featuring Anamaria Aristizabal, Lourdes Benería, Susan Butler, Kavita Byrd, Arturo Escobar, David Fell, Miki Kashtan, Khawar Mumtaz, and Noha Tarek, with a response from Julie Matthaei. -
InterviewEmpire and Multitude: Shaping Our Century
June 2018
In a world of diminished nation-states and global capital, social movements need to think and act differently. Michael Hardt explores how. -
EssayHuman Rights: Advancing the Frontier of Emancipation
April 2018
The human rights movement serves as inspiration and guide for the larger movement of systemic transformation. Human rights are inherently supranational and expansive, so that each triumph opens a new front in a widening circle of rights. -
April 2018
How can the human rights framework foster a global movement? An exchange featuring Greg Anderson, Luis Cabrera, Joseph Camilleri, Jonathan Cohn, Riane Eisler, Alice Froidevaux, Aaron Karp, Evelin Lindner, Álvaro de Regil Castilla, Noha Tarek, and Allen White, with a response from Kathryn Sikkink. -
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EssayVivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms
February 2018
With roots in traditional Andean cultures, Vivir Bien offers a compelling alternative development path. But without a focus on self-determination from below and cross-movement collaboration, it risks being coopted by those in power. -
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