​Week 3 (7/26), Summer 2020

Readings

Tim Jackson: An economic reality check

Capitalism vs. the Climate (The Nation)

3 Part Series from In These Times

We Can’t Beat Climate Change Under Capitalism. Socialism Is the Only Way.

We Don’t Have Time to End Capitalism—But Growth Can Still Be Green.

A Path to Democratic Socialism Means a Path To Climate Justice

Guiding Questions

Which manifestations and effects of capitalism contribute to the climate crisis? In what ways?

Does bringing anti-capitalism into discussions about climate promote or hinder the effectiveness of the movement?

In conversation, we run the risk of lacking discipline when talking about "capitalism" and "socialism"--are any specifics of the two systems surprising or easy to gloss over?