New report on North American municipalism
The authors argue that real democracy and communalism require deep reckoning with Eurocentric assumptions about land, citizenship, and participation.
Commune, Council, Party: Marxism and Direct Democracy – New Class Starting Dec. 14
This 10-week course on Marxism and direct democracy will put Marxist political thought into conversation with social ecology, to wrestle with the challenging problem of the political form the class struggle should take.
A Jaywalking Manifesto
A manifesto of urban theory drawing on Bookchin, Lefebvre, and Harvey that examines jaywalking as a form of urban class warfare.
A People’s Green New Deal: Critical Interrogation of a Radical Proposal
Join us for a 3-part lecture series critically examining the Green New Deal with Max Ajl, author of A People’s Green New Deal. The series will critically interrogate the capitalist-oriented Green New Deal currently being proposed by liberal and progressive forces throughout North America and Europe.
Jews Don’t Count and Count Too Often: Reflections on Left Antisemitism (Oct. 20, 12 PM EST)
This online panel will address antisemitism on the left, examining how antisemitic myths continue to connect Jews to capitalism, the slave trade, media, and war.
Conspiracy Theory as a Substitute for Social Critique: Peter Staudenmaier, NOV 17 2 PM (EST)
On Wednesday, November 17 at 2 pm EST historian and ISE faculty member Peter Staudenmaier will give a presentation that explains why conspiracy theories offer false analyses of the social problems we face, and typically suggest problematic rather than emancipatory political solutions.
Towards a People’s Green New Deal: Max Ajl in Conversation with Kali Akuno
Join us for a conversation between Max Ajl, author of A People’s Green New Deal, and Kali Akuno, ISE racial & environmental justice coordinator.
Fall 2021 Institute for Social Ecology Newsletter
Fall 2021 newsletter of the Institute for Social Ecology. Info on our fall social ecology seminar, new courses on urban studies and the Marxist tradition, and our fall racial and environmental justice lecture series.
The ISE Welcomes Kali Akuno, Racial & Environmental Justice Coordinator
The ISE welcomes Kali Akuno as our Racial & Environmental Justice Coordinator!
On the IPCC’s latest climate report: What does it tell us?
On the key findings and radical implications of the latest IPCC climate report.