Green Social Thought

by Ellen Isaacs

Although some consider China to still represent aspects of socialism or communism and others support so-called democratic opposition to China in Taiwan, we argue that both China and Taiwan are capitalist states. Their opposition to each other and U.S. interests in Taiwan only exacerbate the chances of international imperialist war. Workers in China, Taiwan, the U.S., indeed all nations are in need of a new working class led communist movement.

by Geoffrey Jobson

The cover of Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of the Moon is a perfect visual metaphor for the South African transition from apartheid. The image, a single beam of white light being refracted through a prism, becoming a rainbow, perfectly captures the way the transition to democracy in 1994 became a prism refracting whiteness into a multiplicity of coexisting colours. This trick of refraction temporarily enabled white South Africa to erase its complicity in the persistence of racialised poverty and deepening inequality in favour of an imagined unity that left the fundamental structural problems of South African society unchallenged.

by Kim Scipes

This is Robin Andersen's excellent analysis of what's been going on in Gaza, and how the mainstream media has covered it!

by El Habib Ben Amara

Ecological restoration is often approached as a technical challenge, but lasting recovery depends on restoring the cultural relationships that once sustained landscapes. Drawing on the traditional oasis communities of the Algerian Sahara, El Habib Ben Amara examines how modernization disrupted systems of water sharing, architecture, agriculture, and collective memory that had evolved over centuries. The article argues that environmental resilience cannot be rebuilt through engineering alone. Recovering local ecological knowledge and the social practices embedded within it is essential to restoring degraded ecosystems and creating sustainable futures rooted in both culture and place.

by Brett Wilkins

“I don’t feel like there is a ceasefire at all,” said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.“I don’t feel like there is a ceasefire at all,” said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.

by Michael K. Smith

Michael K. Smith examines Israel’s historical military and security relationships with governments and armed forces across Latin America, arguing that these links shaped counterinsurgency campaigns, authoritarian rule, and human rights abuses during the Cold War and beyond. The article traces alleged Israeli involvement in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, and other countries, connecting these histories to contemporary security policies under leaders such as Nayib Bukele. It contends that methods first developed in Palestine were later exported to the Americas, influencing state violence, mass incarceration, and repression, while highlighting enduring debates over accountability, international solidarity, and the legacy of theseconflicts.

by Ellen Isaacs

The growth of the Democratic Socialists of America has renewed debate about the future of the US left. Ellen Isaacs argues that DSA’s electoral strategy and commitment to reforming capitalism through existing institutions divert energy from building an independent, mass working-class movement. Examining the organization’s politics and the record of DSA-backed officials, the article contends that meaningful social transformation cannot be achieved through elections alone. It calls instead for workplace organizing, militant collective action, and a revolutionary understanding of capitalism as the basis for achieving a society beyond exploitation and inequality.

by Abayomi Azikiwe

Parallels can be drawn between MAGA in the United States and retrograde elements domestically, as well as other Western imperialist states.

by Lee Ann Rawlins Williams

Repeated floods and storms across the United States are making recovery a continuous struggle rather than a temporary phase. As extreme weather becomes more frequent, many communities face repeated rebuilding, mounting financial losses, strained public resources, and growing emotional exhaustion. Researchers describe this pattern as disaster fatigue, where repeated crises weaken social networks, overburden local institutions, and make long-term recovery increasingly difficult. This article examines how overlapping disasters expose weaknesses in existing recovery systems and argues that sustained investment in resilient infrastructure, coordinated support, and community institutions is essential to help people recover from increasingly frequent climate-related disasters.

by Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright

The social democrat wing gains in strength but establishment Democrats continue their allegiance to the donor class.

by Phil Wilson

The Permian mass extinction offers a stark lens through which to view today’s climate crisis. Phil Wilson argues that humanity struggles to grasp the urgency of accelerating environmental breakdown because its consequences unfold beyond the limits of everyday perception. Drawing on geology, climate science, and the fossil record, the article contends that rapid greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and ecological disruption demand far greater climate literacy and collective action. It challenges readers to understand the present not as an isolated crisis, but as part of a pattern with profound implications for the future of life on Earth.

by Kim Scipes

With Pete Hegseth's claim that the war against Iran has now cost the US $37.5 billion, I wanted to tie this spending to the war against American workers, looking at the period from 1947 to 2005 in great detail, and general detail thereafter. The elites, under both the Democrats and Republicans, are killing us: from 2001-2005, under W, over 80% of all American families lost income! Well worth your consideration!