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- "The US wants our riches—our oil and minerals—but we defend our sovereignty" - Luisana Antúnez, a resident of Venezuela's Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune. venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/f...
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- And this when an anti-imperialist, non-Eurocentric, Marxism rooted in Third World eco-social struggles and dynamics is gaining popularity among young scholars. 2/5
- This is probably my favourite comment from a review of Radical Abundance so far: “Struck a strange tone (not in a bad way) between policy/‘wonk’-ness while also engaging most seriously with communisation theory and their interpretation of secular stagnation of all things.”
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- Our special issue of Labor and Society on the ecomodernist features of imperialism is now online in full. The issue makes a stronger contribution to theorising contemporary imperialist dynamics than I could have ever hoped for. Here's a thread introducing each contribution. 🧵
- 1: An introduction by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, Nemanja Lukić and I opens the issue. Our article rejects both ecomodernism and anti-modernism, arguing instead for an anti-imperialist politics of popular development. Open access: brill.com/view/journal...
- US imperialism no longer operates within the post-WWII 'rules based order' it created with its (false) appeals to international rights, freedom, and win-win scenarios. It works through zero-sum calculations, violence, and misinformation. Palestine and Venezuela are front lines.
- This government is satisfied that its "robust...procedures are being enacted" as Palestine Action hunger strikers waver on the brink of death because of its inaction. I can't put into words how contemptible this Labour government is. www.thenational.scot/news/2570167...
- US companies are vying for contracts to rebuild Gaza. This is what a lot of people don't grasp about war and climate change. Their destructive effects always open new avenues of capital accumulation. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- I have a new open access article out, co-authored with @alejopedregal.bsky.social and Nemanja Lukić, called 'For an Anti-Imperialist Ecological Modernity'. The article introduces a special issue we've edited on ecomodernism and imperialism. But it does much more than that. A thread. 1/13
- The article's aim is to construct a critique of imperialism and ecomodernism rooted in political ecology, Marx's theory of capital's formal subsumption, and the legacy of Third World anti-imperialist theory and practice. We call this a communist ecological critique. 2/
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- The Future Observatory Journal interviewed me about the concept of abundance, socialist transition, and ecology for their latest issue. fojournal.org/interview/ra...
- I’m pleased to have joined the Journal of Labor and Society’s editorial advisory board. A special issue of the journal edited by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, Nemanja Lukić, and I on imperialism and ecomodernism will be out shortly!
- Is anyone else staring at their copy of Sven Beckert's 1,000+ page history of global capitalism with both excitement and dismay about when they'll ever find the time to read it?
- The removal of trial by jury in Britain is a HUGE assault on the right to protest. Time and again juries find in favour of climate campaigners, pro-Palestine actioners, and more. Popular opinion on these issues is an inconvenience for the state, so it must be quashed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- "The “ceasefire” is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media." www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
- The finishing touches are being put on a special issue of the Journal of Labor and Society edited by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, Nemanja Lukić and I on the ecomodernist features of imperialism. We have some incredible contributions that I can't wait to share.
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- Hurricane Melissa's 185 mile an hour winds caused damage to Jamaica that experts predict could take decades to recover from. Meanwhile, storms of Melissa's ferocity are now no longer 'once in a century' but more like once every 25 years. 1/2
- The tech optimist posts about how renewables are contributing a larger share to the global energy mix, or how EVs are replacing combustion engines are driving me mad. Overall material throughput is continuing to rise, and that's a massive problem.
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- Catherine Connolly wins Ireland’s presidential election. With neutrality under threat and proto-fascist anti-immigrant protests in the streets, this comes at a critical time for the Irish left. The way factions united to get this done is a lesson for everyone. Incredible work.
