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.
This thought-provoking content analyzes the intersectionality of these principles, offering insights into how green politics seeks to create a world where ecological responsibility, demilitarization, and anti-capitalist values converge for the betterment of society and the planet.
We hope you enjoy these explorations of the progressive ideals of green politics, providing you with valuable perspectives, informed analyses, and potential solutions to the challenges we face. Stay engaged, informed, and inspired, and let’s pave the way toward a future guided by the principles of degrowth, demilitarization, and anti-capitalism.
Between smiles and a handshake, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez thanked US President Donald Trump for “supporting the country’s return to multilateral forums,” following a face-to-face meeting on September 22 that she called “historic.”
The expansion of the far right in Latin America is giving continental form to Project 2025—the anti-democratic Republican plan drafted by the Heritage Foundation with the support of more than 100 Christian nationalist organizations in the United States and various officials close to Donald Trump.
Dozens of people were injured and arrested, and journalists, photographers, and cameramen were attacked—this was the outcome on Thursday of one of the most brutal crackdowns ever seen in this capital, aimed at preventing the fifth massive march of students, teachers, university workers, and educators from reaching the Plaza del Congreso de la Nación. The marchers were demanding the budget rightfully allocated to public universities—a debt that judges, in more than four rulings, had ordered President Javier Milei’s government to pay.
Thousands of Italian students and teachers join a growing European protest movement, challenging Giorgia Meloni’s education policies and demanding investment in schools instead of militarization.
Youth protests in France are gaining momentum, with more than 450,000 people demonstrating across major cities on October 13 against austerity, police repression and the government’s policies. High school and university students are blockading institutions, while calls for a revival of the spirit of May 1968 are growing. Protesters link cuts to public spending and the neglect of education with rising military expenditure and escalating wars. The movement faces questions about the role of trade union leaderships and the need to unite students and workers. Its next phase may depend on whether youth resistance spreads into theworkplace.
Native people have been fighting the sanitization of Columbus’s story for decades. The idea of replacing Columbus Day arose as early as 1977, when Indigenous representatives raised it at a United Nations conference in
Progressive candidates rarely remain so after winning public office. Zohran Mamdani is no exception, but his capitulation to New York zionists angered his supporters, and the people he hoped to placate are still working to make him a one-term mayor.
I understand ecosocialism as a strain within Marxism and socialism that does not treat nature as just another issue we occasionally talk about and sometimes forget. Nature is central for ecosocialists — it is something we read into class, gender, race and capitalist exploitation.
Lula’s defeat would affect workers and peasants throughout Brazil, but also the possibilities for regional cooperation and an independent Latin American foreign policy.
