We desperately need - and before long, I predict we will get - a passionate, charismatic, probably female leader who advocates the Unselfish Capitalism of our neighbours. The pitch is simple. Not only would reduced consumerism and greater equality make us more ecologically sustainable, it would halve the prevalence of mental illness within a generation.
I think it is a bit more difficult than this to get the social change we need...but more here from the above!
And I am going along to the seminar!
The Selfish Capitalist book is interesting and draws strongly on Erich Fromm who wrote 'To Have of to Be' and David Harvey the socialist geographer's account of neo-liberalism. Very useful campaigning tool for ecosocialists from Oliver James.
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Derek Wall ’s article entitled Imperialism Is the Arsonist: Marxism’s Contribution to Ecological Literatures and Struggles , argues that Ma...
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Canvassing in Brighton back in 2017 to support Green Party MP Caroline Lucas’s re-election efforts, I knocked on a door and came acros... -
Sat at a computer in the library, I am aware that the woman looking at the screen next to me is becoming increasingly agitated. ...
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Obesity, lack of awareness of the world around us, not to mention the debt crises and its impact on mental and physical health, are all driven by capitalism and affluenza. Changing to a sustainable and green future requires fundemental changes in every aspect of our lives.
Stuart
Green the Health Service
Oliver James seems to have become disenchanted with New Labour having been earlier VERY favourable towards them.
If you read some of his earlier books like "Britain on the Couch" written around 98 he interviews Jack Straw, praises Etizoni (the communitarian philosopher who Blair used to namecheck) and generally is a left-liberal.
One of his good points is that he comes down firmly on the side of the argument that mental illness is socially caused rather than biochemical and attempts to understand mental health sociologically and in relation to wider society
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