Welcome to our in-depth exploration of degrowth. In a world shaped by economic systems, our articles delve into the intersection of green politics, degrowth, and anti-capitalist principles, providing a unique perspective on reshaping economic paradigms.
Our articles offer a green perspective on degrowth, examining how it aims to redefine success beyond mere GDP growth and advocates for a sustainable, balanced approach to resource allocation.
Discover how anti-capitalist ideals align with the Green vision for an economic system that prioritizes people and the planet over profit. We explore the complexities of dismantling the current economic framework and replacing it with one that emphasizes social justice, environmental sustainability, and community well-being. Navigate through insightful articles that unpack the strategies proposed by green political movements to reduce the size of the military-industrial complex.
Together, let’s envision and advocate for a future where economic prosperity is intertwined with social and ecological well-being.
The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat—it is an accelerating emergency exposing the bankruptcy of incremental solutions and market-driven “green transitions.” This incisive update dismantles the myth of a smooth energy transition, revealing how renewables are being layered atop fossil fuels rather than replacing them. As heatwaves, storms, and ecological breakdown intensify, the article argues that genuine mitigation demands radical systemic change, binding international action, and the rapid winding down of fossil fuel production. In a world drifting toward climate denial and political inertia, it calls for urgent, transformative responses before irreversible catastrophe becomes inevitable.
“Anthropause” is an amazing word and the latest book about it is an eye-opener. Stan Cox’s Anthropause: The Beauty of Degrowth (2026, Seven Stories Press), does what far too few degrowth books do – it first focuses readers’ attention to the positive experiences we could enjoy in a society less dedicated to producing unnecessary stuff.
A movement born from radical action now risks being defanged by racism and elite capture. As the climate crisis continues to grow, the only viable path is a radical struggle for climate and environmental liberation.
The degrowth movement’s not claiming that the way to prevent ecological and civilizational collapse is simply to play Whac-A-Mole by working our way through individual problems like traffic congestion or light and noise pollution. In fact, the point of degrowth is that societies should leave all such problems, including the potential disaster of climate change, in history’s trash heap. We’d reap myriad benefits by deeply cutting resource use while ensuring that collective sufficiency and justice for all become the focus of our world.
What the current U.S. administration is doing, though probably unwittingly, is saying the quiet part out loud. As the natural resources that the modern world depends on become more and more scarce, countries will more and more resort to openly violent methods to secure access to those resources.
Let’s start with the goal of no new energy infrastructure whatsoever from any source, make do with what we have now, and shut down infrastructure from there as we eliminate frivolous use. This is an attainable goal.
As the US openly discussed schemes to add Greenland to its list of conquered territories, it became abundantly clear that “Alternative Energy” (AltE, solar, wind, hydro power) joined fossil fuels at center stage. Greenland is closer to Venezuela than they appear on a map. Cultural racism has been central to Venezuela’s political struggles for 500 years. In 1998, Hugo Chávez was elected president with a promise to use oil revenues to improve the life quality of Venezeula’s poor. The venom of the criollos knew no bounds. A genuine solution to the attack on Venzuela would require fundamental economic change there and in the world.
Washington’s latest assault on Venezuelan sovereignty has moved beyond overt military aggression to a ruthless propaganda offensive. After the U.S. engineered the capture of President Maduro and the installation of Interim President Delcy Rodríguez — a constitutional act distorted by empire — U.S. media and officials now weave a campaign of insinuations and smears to fracture Chavista unity and legitimize foreign intervention. This is not reporting — it is psy-ops designed to delegitimise resistance, rewrite reality, and prepare the ground for neo-colonial control of Venezuela’s vast resources. Stand with truth, not imperial myth-making.
