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Dear GTN,

Our SEPTEMBER DISCUSSION focuses on an important new essay by John Bellamy
Foster, =E2=80=9CMarxism and Ecology: Common Fonts of a Great Transition.=
=E2=80=9D Foster,
the editor of Monthly Review, traces the origins of Marxian concepts, and
discovers deep ecological roots that anticipate such contemporary notions
as sustainable development and planetary boundaries.

The way I see it, industrial capitalism spawned two powerful oppositional
streams: social justice and environmental protection. For much of their
history, these movements were mutually suspicious (insofar as they even
heeded one another). Many social justice proponents saw environmentalism as
a preserve of the elite; environmentalists found unacceptable social change
agendas that failed to extend their critique to the system=E2=80=99s impact=
s on
nature. Moreover, the dismal environmental record of =E2=80=9Cactually exis=
ting
socialism=E2=80=9D reinforced the perception that socialism is as feckless =
as
capitalism.

Now, Foster illuminates the historical record and closes the fissure,
finding the foundations for a modernized ecological socialism that can play
a key role in building an integrated planetary praxis.

I encourage you to read the essay at
www.greattransition.org/publication/marxism-and-ecology and to share your
thoughts and questions. Comments are welcome through SEPTEMBER 30.

Looking forward,

Paul Raskin
GTI Director

NOTE ON GTI=E2=80=99S PUBLICATION CYCLE:
GTN discussions occur in ODD-NUMBERED months, and GTI publishes in
EVEN-NUMBERED months. Each discussion takes up a new essay or viewpoint
prior to its publication. After the discussion closes, GTI publishes the
piece, edited comments from the discussion, and a response from the author.
You can review all GTN discussions at
www.greattransition.org/forum/gti-forum.

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k</b> <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gtnetwork at greattransition.org=
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