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John Bellamy Foster — The word degrowth stands for a family of political-economic approaches that, in the face of today’s accelerating planetary ecological crisis, reject unlimited, exponential economic growth as the definition of human progress.
In the introduction to this summer's special issue on "Planned Degrowth," John Bellamy Foster outlines the major themes of degrowth thought, including…
Buy this issue This number of Monthly Review is a special issue guest edited by Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad on The Cuban Revolution Today…
Industrial reporter UNIONS urged shoppers to help keep workers safe as many non-essential stores reopened in England today. The TUC and retail union Usdaw caled for respect for staff as shops, hairdressers, pub beer gardens and pavement cafes began to trade again. Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked the nation to “behave responsibly,” with indoor gyms, swimming pools, nail salons and zoos also welcoming customers as lockdown restrictions ease. Usdaw warned that the pandemic had seen a shocking rise in violence against staff, with incidents often occurring when workers encourage ...
Industrial reporter THE vast majority of teachers are overworked, worried about their wellbeing and blame the government for failing to listen to them, latest industry research reveals today. The devastating findings, published to coincide with the National Education Union’s (NEU) annual conference held online this week, come from the union’s State of Education survey of more than 10,000 teaching staff, conducted last month. Seven in 10 teachers, leaders and support workers warned that workload has increased over the past year, with almost all respondents — 95 per cent — worri...