“‘Freedom’ isn't a helpful or authentic goal ... not in the way it’s been constructed [in liberalism]: as freedom in the marketplace.” Ep 8 is LIVE! Watch Chris Shaw on liberalism, class-centred climate politics, & why freedom is a collective project. youtu.be/1xPwgvLX8FE?si…

In this week's episode of The Break Down, Chris Shaw and Adrienne Buller discuss freedom as a collective endeavour, liberalism and what a climate politics centred in class could look like. Watch the episode in full at the link below ⬇️

Brilliant episode of The Break Down, where Chris Shaw unpacks how liberalism dominates our political thinking, its critical impact on addressing the climate crisis, & envisions what a class-conscious approach to climate politics could look like.

.Chris Shaw talks to The Break Down about what a climate politics centred in class could look like. Watch the episode in full via the link below ⬇️

“Liberalism makes climate change an issue of technology, measurement ... disenfranchis[ing] ordinary people from the debate.” In Ep 8, Chris Shaw breaks down liberal climate politics and what an alternative that takes class seriously would look like. youtu.be/1xPwgvLX8FE?si…

The evolution of industrial capitalism has successively empowered and disempowered the handloom weaver, the coal miner and the wind turbine engineer. I’ve written for The Break Down on how class struggles have moulded past and present energy transitions. break-down.org/post/james-wat…

‘Capital, in Marx’s turn of phrase, “comes dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt”, but it has also been covered in coal soot and smeared with oil.’ My The Break Down⁩ essay on capitalism, carbon and workers’ power. break-down.org/post/james-wat…

What role do BP and the British state play in fueling the genocide in Gaza? In this article, Energy Embargo for Palestine explore BP’s colonial history and the supply chain of the pipeline which is supplying Israel with 28% of its oil. Co-published with shado. tni.org/en/article/pip…

“Energy shows every sign of continuing to serve as a theatre for workplace & political conflicts; the task now is to build the workers’ power necessary to make this transition an emancipatory one”  @Ewangibbs on capitalism, carbon & workers’ power — 🔗⬇️ break-down.org/post/james-wat…

"Within the global climate movement, our focus must shift towards the concrete uses of fuel, not simply its sources or points of extraction" In this investigation, Energy Embargo for Palestine, shado & Transnational Institute explore BP’s colonial history and the supply chain of the BTC pipeline⬇