Imperialism is the Arsonist: Marxism's Contribution to Ecological Literatures and Struggles

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http://www.abstraktdergi.net/imperialism-is-the-arsonist-marxisms-contribution-to-ecological-literatures-and-struggles/

Author

Derek Wall

The title is a reference to Imperialism is the Arsonist of our Fires and Savannas.

Brief overviews of green politics, Marxism and ecology, eco-socialism. Suggests that Eco-Leninism is important.

• Overview of green politics. Sometimes it has started radical left and shifted rightwards (e.g. the German Greens). Sometimes the other way around, e.g. the UK Greens.
• Gives a brief overview of Marxism and ecology. There is an argument that Marxism is Promethean, industrial, and dominating of nature. There is a counter-argument that Marx and Engels clearly took the care and stewardship of nature into account.
• Currently existing eco-socialism: Hugo Blanco. Cuba as an exemplar - Green Cuba.
• Important factors:
  • The Commons. As something beyond both market and state.
  • Anti-imperialism.
  • Working class and green politics, workers' plans (like e.g. The Lucas Plan?)
• Eco-Leninism as a recent and for Derek very important strand. Specifically the contribution on how to make revolution happen in a specific context.