Longing for a greener present: Neoliberalism and the eco-city

Ross Adams ~ RP 163 (Sep/Oct 2010) ~ Commentary

Commentary Longing for a greener present Neoliberalism and the eco-city Ross adams In recent years, architects have found themselves increasingly commissioned to design entire new cities: a phenomenon that has been accompanied by a commitment to those terms of ‘sustainability’ which now seem inseparable from the urban project itself. While ‘sustainability’ remains a vague concept […]

David Cameron’s Tea Party

Richard Seymour ~ RP 165 (Jan/Feb 2011) ~ Commentary

individual capitalists and investor groups but from the juggernaut that is the inextricably entangled mass of global capital. Such a role could only come about under a change in the worldwide correlation of class and social forces in favour of popular and working classes. Yet mass socialist and worker movements, although they are burgeoning, are […]

Alternatives to austerity: The need for a public utility finance system

Robin Blackburn ~ RP 165 (Jan/Feb 2011) ~ Commentary

Alternatives to austerity The need for a public utility finance system Robin blackburn The Great Credit Crunch of 2007–10 was, it is almost universally agreed, brought about by the irresponsibility and greed of bankers. But the huge public deficits needed to prevent a meltdown of the financial system are to be paid for by slashing […]