Environment and climate
Red Pepper’s beginnings brought together socialist and environmentalist ideas, and this continues in our environment and climate section.
As today’s climate emergency makes this ever more vital, we cover the uneven impact of climate change on land and communities in the Global South, and how movements for degrowth and sustainable living can push governments and corporations to act beyond greenwashing or denialism.
Red Pepper’s beginnings brought together socialist and environmentalist ideas, and this continues in our environment and climate section.
As today’s climate emergency makes this ever more vital, we cover the uneven impact of climate change on land and communities in the Global South, and how movements for degrowth and sustainable living can push governments and corporations to act beyond greenwashing or denialism.
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Battles for land and gender justice in Kenya’s Loita Hills
Stephanie Leah Simmons Wood speaks to the Loita Maasais fighting ‘demarcation’ and navigating threats to tradition, corporate interests and opportunities for women’s empowerment
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Imperialism, climate crisis and Palestine liberation
We need to look at the Palestinian cause as a fundamental cornerstone to our struggles against US-led imperialism and global fossil capitalism, argues Hamza Hamouchene
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Grassroots India rising
Zoya Hasan explains how civil and political society collaboration shaped India’s 2024 election – and the hope it provides for democracy
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Fossil Free Books and the power of authors as workers
Workers can transform the publishing industry for the better, argues Jessica Gaitán Johannesson, not only through justice campaigns but by collective organising that radically challenges the status quo
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Radical board games: a history
Agitators, educators and organisers have long created board games to promote radical values. Red Pepper spotlights some playful examples – including one transformed by capitalism
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The Green Party: socialists on bikes
After making gains in the 2024 election, Philip Proudfoot spells out why the Green Party is a suitable political home for eco-socialists looking for a democratic vehicle for change
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‘I’m too left-wing for the SNP and I never considered Labour’ – an interview with Iris Duane
Paula Lacey speaks to Iris Duane, the Scottish Greens candidate seeking to become the first trans woman of colour MP