Viewing the Balkans from a Distance
Since I have already taken up too much space in this exchange, I will keep my concluding remarks brief. I have tried at great length to make my position clear …
Disney Ecology
The Walt Disney movie Bambi, one of the best-known films of all time, is more than a treacly childrens fable. The tale of Bambi and Thumper is also a parable …
Ambiguities of Animal Rights
Throughout Europe and North America, a considerable portion of the contemporary radical scene takes for granted the notion that animal liberation is an integral part of revolutionary politics. Many talented …
Peter Singer and Eugenics
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is best known for his book Animal Liberation. His work on ethics is respected within the academy and he has had an impact …
Anarchists in Wonderland: The Topsy-Turvy World of Post-Left Anarchy
(In 2003 I was asked by the Institute for Anarchist Studies to write a response to Jason McQuinn’s essay “Post-Left Anarchy: Leaving the Left Behind.” McQuinn’s essay can be found …
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Harbinger Vol. 3. No. 1 — Economics in a Social-Ecological Society
n the midst of our struggles for a better world, social ecologists have frequently engaged in critical dialogue with other strands of radical thought about just what kind of world …
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Social Ecology and Participatory Economics (1)
Response to Michael Albert, Summarizing Participatory Economics (The following exchange, four essays in all, took place in 2002 as a joint debate organized by the Institute for Social Ecology, beginning …
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Social Ecology and Participatory Economics (2)
Hi Michael, Thanks for your two thorough responses. I’m going to try to reply to each of them individually, despite the thematic overlap, though I’m sure I’ll miss some important …
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Social Ecology and Participatory Economics (3)
Hi again Michael, I think we’re getting into more detail in this thread, so I’ll try to use this rejoinder as an opportunity to explore some of the themes I’ve …
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Social Ecology and Participatory Economics (4)
Hi Michael, I’m not sure what to make of your complaint that I have skipped some central matters. I can’t possibly reply to every point in your posts, of course, …
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