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KOHEI SAITO on Degrowth Communism & the Need for Radical Democracy

Jan 11, 2024
Guest speaker discusses his book and critiques the Green New Deal while advocating for degrowth communism. Exploring the journey from Marx to the Anthropocene, the importance of reading Marx today, and defining de-growth communism. Critiquing the Green New Deal and discussing the challenges in the Antelpocene. Analyzing the concept of metabolic rift and its connection to spatial and temporal rifts. Rationalizing domination through freedom, comparing communism and capitalism. Exploring the notion of buying less, driving less, and meditating more for systemic change.
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