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Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet

Revolutionary Left Radio

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Climate Crisis - How to Get Away From the Surface

In his new book, "Capital by Marks," Julian Zelizer argues that Marx's analysis of class is rooted in production. He says we have to get away from what he calls the surfaceof the economy: exchange and market prices. We have to actually go into production to see the source of profits, which is the brutal exploitation of workers, writes Zelizer. And i think there's a similar problem with climate politics; you know, if people aren't harping on people's consumption patterns they're often saying 'We can solve this somehow'

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