Welcome to our collection of articles dedicated to green politics. As our world grapples with pressing environmental and societal challenges, the green political movement emerges as a beacon of change.
These articles explore core areas of green politics such as: degrowth, demilitarization, union and worker rights, and anti-capitalism.
Discover the nuances of degrowth as we examine strategies to reshape economies, moving away from military and capitalist growth models toward a more balanced, regenerative approach. Explore the imperative of demilitarization, unraveling the environmental and social impacts of excessive military expenditures, and delving into proposals for redirecting resources towards constructive, peace-building endeavors. Anti-capitalism is a key theme, challenging the prevailing economic systems that prioritizes profit over people and the environment. Union and worker rights in politics is another key area. Our articles dissect the green political stance on restructuring economies to prioritize social justice, environmental sustainability, and community well-being.
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For the loved ones of some Palestinian captives, the short-lived ceasefire offered a painful road to reunion. On the rainy morning of Saturday, February 22nd, a crowd gathered near the Ramallah Cultural Palace, a building that typically hosts musical performances and movie screenings, but was now being used as the reception area for Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under the Israel–Hamas ceasefire.
My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law.
The NATO enlargement, as you know, started in 1999 with Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. Russia was extremely unhappy about it. But these were countries still far from the border. Russia protested, but of course to no avail. Then George Bush Jr came in when 9/11 occurred and President Putin pledged support.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decade as the leader of the Liberal Party has come to an abrupt and embarrassing halt. His term as PM is marked with unabashed servitude to U.S. interests, bigotry, and frat boy antics. While his time in office has finally come to an end, it is unlikely that the next to hold the seat will be a true political departure from what the nation has already seen. During Justin Trudeau’s decade in power, he has proven to be the most slavish Prime Minister as an instrument of the U.S. in Canada’s history, especially since the beginning of the 20th century. His superficiality and hypocrisy served to disguise his servility. However, his prominent, consistent double-faced nature, tied to unparalleled frivolousness, was increasingly unable to hide his sycophantic fawning of the unfriendly neighbor to the south. The result is a cocktail of submissiveness to both Trump and Biden, whose mandates spanned the Trudeau ten-year terms, mixed with his trademark silliness and bigotry. This poisonous blend increasingly erupted in the waning months of the Biden mandate.
The murder of four Afro-Ecuadorian boys is another tragic example of the long history of racism in Latin America. The utter disregard for the lives of Black youth and the refusal to seek justice for the deplorable acts committed against them reveals the true nature of those states. Building a region free of imperialist forces that will work to bring peace and stability is how the masses will rid themselves of this unrelentingviolence.
We share the pathologies of all dying empires with their mixture of buffoonery, rampant corruption, military fiascos, economic collapse and savage state repression.
Trinidad is experiencing an unprecedented crime wave. The state has responded by militarizing the police and loosening restrictions on their actions. To understand these mechanisms, one must look at Trinidad’s relationship with the United States. Trinidad and Tobago has recently declared a state of emergency in response to an alarming surge in violent crime, culminating in a murder toll of 623 for 2024—the highest recorded in the nation’s history. This decision grants police the authority to conduct warrantless searches and detain suspects for up to 48 hours, reflecting the government’s desperation to address escalating gang-related violence and narcotics trafficking. However, this domestic crisis cannot be understood in isolation; it is deeply entangled with the country’s economic woes, neoliberal policies, and an expanding militarized presence shaped by its partnership with the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
The first place in the 2024 guidelines is devoted to economic competitiveness rather than the European Green Deal as in 2019. If we do not want to fall hopelessly behind the Americans and the Chinese, it must be made easier for companies to do business, thus the new top priority. No wonder then that the day after the inauguration of von der Leyen II, the Council of Ministers was already meeting to see which legislation needs to be pruned in order to give ‘breathing space’ to our companies. Two regulations in particular are a thorn in the side of entrepreneurs, as recently revealed by a wish list of French, German, and Italian business organisations: the so-called CSDD and CSRD directive. These expect (large) companies to report a minimum on their sustainability and respect for human rights; alas, this is unwanted ballast for a competitive economy. However, it is rather dubious that the economic balloon will fly higher with this ballast removed.
