In this episode of Red Reviews, we dive into Kohei Saito’s Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto and explore its bold reinterpretation of Marx’s ideas on ecology and capitalism. We unpack the concept of degrowth, debate its critiques, and ask if Marx’s later writings hold the key to addressing the climate crisis. Along the way, we challenge the myths of consumer blame, examine systemic solutions, and grapple with what it really means to rethink Marx for a dying planet.

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Some links for further readinghttps://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1881/zasulich/index.htm

https://jacobin.com/2024/03/kohei-saito-degrowth-communism-environment-marxism

Here are some links where you can get Slow Down

https://z-library.sk/book/27413778/29c01a/slow-down-the-degrowth-manifesto.html

https://www.akpress.org/slow-down.html

https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/MexlWhzwbd-b7iAlWPw-yw

https://redemmas.org/titles/39973-slow-down-the-degrowth-manifesto/

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