Il mondo in fiamme. Contro il capitalismo per salvare il clima

We can create heaven or hell on earth, change the system or drive it against the wall, go towards a real utopia or a dystopia. With the climate as a cruel tyrant, wiping many of us from the planet. Klein presents a collection of essays and concrete ideas towards an ecosocial change. As living exampl Leggi tutto

Beyond “No!” protests: building a future not on fire. The Good : --(2022 Update) Accessibility: unlike social science textbook hieroglyphs, I take the time to read Klein’s works to experience how she engages with the wider public. --This book is a collection of her articles/lectures on one of the great Leggi tutto

Η κλιματική αλλαγή είναι ίσως το πιο καυτό θέμα των τελευταίων χρόνων. Δεν είναι τυχαίο που η Klein ασχολείται για δεύτερη φορά με αυτή μετά το 2014 (και το βιβλίο This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate). Oι συνέπειές της είναι καταστροφικές, ωστόσο παρουσιάζεται μια μεγάλη πρόκληση. Ba Leggi tutto

I really enjoy Naomi Klein's books and I would not say that this one is any different. It is a very interesting book on some very important topics of today; such as climate change and it's disastrous effects, systemic racism, capitalism, economic inequality within countries and between countries and Leggi tutto

One of the many things that has intrigued me about the long run emergence of the climate emergency we now live in has been the shifting language we use to describe it. Leave aside the outright deniers, although in recent years many of them have shifted from denial of global warming to denial of it h Leggi tutto

If you haven't read much else by Klein, this is a good intro to her take on the climate movement. But since I had just read her earlier book on the movement, "This Changes Everything," I found the new book less interesting. "On Fire" reprints two chapters from the earlier book, perhaps with some min Leggi tutto

As both parties happily drift to the right, we should not be surprised that the number of Americans who believe climate change is real has plummeted from 71% in 2007 to 51% in 2009, and 44% in 2011. If the trend continues, the Simpson’s character Cletus will become the fount of all wisdom while Amer Leggi tutto

It's exciting to have the opportunity to read a book that feels so important. Our rapidly advancing climate crisis has advanced beyond the worrisome stage and we are faced with the possibility of catastrophic disaster if we continue on the destructive path that has brought us to this place. Naomi Kl Leggi tutto