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Marxism and the Climate Crisis

Historical Materialism Podcast

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The Environmental Proletariat

John Dote: At the most revolutionary moments in history, or when the material conditions of economy and ecology come together, impacting workers. We have to recognize this in order to really address people's needs. In the united states, two thirds of the population are worried about being able to pay their mortgage r the rent next month under present conditions. But the em they're also worried about not having enough food. If you look at the russian revolution, it was not just about economic conditions. It was about also about bread and land. So i think, in that sense, hopefully the listeners will feel inspired to organize and struggle for a better world than a plan that we can actually inhabit.

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