ROOTS OF AN ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE
Chris Williams, author of the newly released book Ecology and Socialism, discusses the environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf
Ultimately, however, this is about the priorities of the capitalist system itself. The drive for profit ensured that these different economic, governmental and political actors felt compelled to take appalling decisions–treating human life as disposable while demonstrating the most callous contempt for the environment.
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Events
CHRIS WILLIAMS, author of Ecology and Socialism, will discuss the ecological catastrophe of the BP oil spill and how it was allowed to happen
For weeks, the oil spill in the Gulf has been left to gush. While livelihoods are destroyed across the region and eco-systems are devastated, BP has been more concerned with media damage control than actually taking responsibility for this disaster. Meanwhile, the federal government has issued more statements than concrete proposals to bring justice to the Gulf and prevent future spills. In fact, in the face of this crisis Obama has called for expanding offshore oil drilling.
Read More »Immigrant Rights picket at MLB Headquarters
Events
Move the 2011 All-Star Game Out of Arizona
Protest Anti-Immigrant Arizona Laws!
Support Immigration Reform not Racial Profiling!
Let’s send a message to Arizona: we oppose the un-American law (SB1070) that threatens civil rights and undermines basic notions of fairness. We call on MLB to do the same!
THURSDAY JULY 8TH @ 12NOON
MLB Headquarters – 245 Park Ave (46th and Park Ave), Manhattan
Read More »Fighting Back Against Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law
News & Opinion
WITHIN HOURS of Arizona’s racist immigration bill being signed into law on April 23, thousands of people across the state began taking to the streets against SB 1070–the strictest immigration law in the country.
Phoenix, the state’s capitol, saw several demonstrations over April 23-25, as hundreds–and in some cases, several thousands–of immigrant rights defenders turned out against the new law. As many as 2,000 students walked out of several Phoenix high schools in protest. Other demonstrations occurred in cities across the state, and furious immigrant rights supporters around the U.S. met and organized a response to this latest assault.
Under the new Law, Arizona police are now required to check the immigration status of anyone “suspected” of possibly being undocumented (although the law fails to specify exactly what a “reasonable suspicion” is)
Read More »The 2010 Socialism Conference
Events
Chicago June 17-20
Last year, more than 1,800 people turned out to explore the history of struggles of ordinary people, to learn about radical figures who led social movements and to debate theoretical questions that can help us change the world.
Join us for more than 100 talks on issues such as: What is the Real Marxist Tradition?, Race in the Obama Era, Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Future of Humanity, Abortion and Women’s Liberation, and Building a New Left in the Obama Era.
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