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Recent articles (Winter 2014)

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Recent articles (Winter 2014)

2 recent posts to the ISE Blog contain links to new articles of mine that are featured elsewhere:

Myths of Green Capitalism

Dave Van Ronk vs. “Llewyn Davis”

I also have an extended essay and 2 short pieces in the book described here:

New international handbook of the climate change movement

And a chapter in this book, edited by Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank of Counterpunch:

Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion

As well as this recent book from Food First, based in Oakland:

Food Movements Unite! Strategies to Transform Our Food Systems

By Brian Tokar | March 3rd, 2014 | Article Archive, Book Reviews, Climate Justice, Current Movements, Economics & Capitalism, Green & Food Politics, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Technology | 0 Comments |
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Brian Tokar: Myths of Green Capitalism

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Brian Tokar: Myths of Green Capitalism

An article from the Winter 2014 issue of the journal New Politics, based on a presentation at the 2013 Left Forum in New York City. Tokar examines the political and …

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By Brian Tokar | February 27th, 2014 | Climate Justice, Current Movements, Economics & Capitalism, Green & Food Politics, Social Ecology Blog | 1 Comments |
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Direct democracy in Ukraine?

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Direct democracy in Ukraine?

From a recent blog post by our colleague Adrian Ivakhiv, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Vermont. His blog on the ongoing events in Ukraine is called …

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By Admin | February 24th, 2014 | Economics & Capitalism, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Social Ecology Blog | 4 Comments |
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A Spanish village utopia

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A Spanish village utopia

In two articles from The Guardian and New Compass, authors Dan Hancox and Lisa Roth describe how an impoverished village in southern Spain made a conscious choice to create a …

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By Dan Chodorkoff | December 17th, 2013 | Current Movements, Economics & Capitalism, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Social Ecology Blog | 1 Comments |
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New Book: Democratic Autonomy in North Kurdistan

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New Book: Democratic Autonomy in North Kurdistan

New from New Compass Press:  In the fall of 2011, a group of German activists journeyed into the Kurdish regions of Turkey to learn how the theory of Democratic Autonomy …

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By Admin | December 10th, 2013 | Current Movements, Economics & Capitalism, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Social Ecology Blog | 1 Comments |
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Education for Social Change

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Education for Social Change

This essay by ISE co-founder and board chair  Dan Chodorkoff was originally presented in 1998 at the annual reunion of the famed Modern School, based in NY City and New …

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By Dan Chodorkoff | November 26th, 2013 | Article Archive, Book Reviews, Climate Justice, Economics & Capitalism, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Social Ecology Blog | 1 Comments |
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US Occupy Movement at the Front Lines of the Crisis

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US Occupy Movement at the Front Lines of the Crisis

An essay by ISE alum, Rob Ogman, available in full at http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/895.php: Three years after the financial meltdown of 2008, the U.S. Occupy movement opened the possibility for a left …

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By Admin | November 8th, 2013 | Current Movements, Economics & Capitalism, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Social Ecology Blog | 0 Comments |
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“The Fallen,” by Chaia Heller

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“The Fallen,” by Chaia Heller

Tonight we were eating turkey burgers on our deck. The pooling heat of the day had drained, leaving behind an unexpected cool stillness that lured us gingerly back outside. I …

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By Chaia Heller | October 2nd, 2013 | Article Archive, Economics & Capitalism, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Social Ecology Blog | 0 Comments |
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On OWS’ 2-year anniversary, 3 new Occupy books

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On OWS’ 2-year anniversary, 3 new Occupy books

September 17th is the 2-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, and all the kindred movements that spun off from that incredible day in lower Manhattan.  Al Jazeera America offers reviews …

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By Admin | September 17th, 2013 | Book Reviews, Economics & Capitalism, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism, Social Ecology Blog | 1 Comments |
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2014 Social Ecology Intensive Seminar

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2014 Social Ecology Intensive Seminar

January 3-10, 2014 in Denton, Texas This year Texas has become an inspirational focal point in struggles for reproductive rights, anti-racism, climate justice, and democracy. This January, the Institute for …

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By ISE | September 17th, 2013 | Current Movements, Economics & Capitalism, Events Archive, Green & Food Politics, Political Theory: Anarchism, Communalism & Libertarian Municipalism | 1 Comments |
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