Civilizational crisis, limits of the planet, assaults on democracy and people’s resistance

This article asserts that humanity is in front of one of its most terrible predicaments: either it is succumbing to the pressure and onslaught of an organized capitalist system that not only is predatory but also destructive of nature’s basic reproductive resources; or humanity is fighting back base...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Lander, Edgardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Latinoamericanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/52598
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rel/article/view/52598
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:crisis civilizatoria
crisis ambiental
democracia
desigualdad
seguridad nacional
pueblos en movimiento.
civilizational crisis
environmental crisis
democracy
inequality
national security
people’s movements.
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Sumario:This article asserts that humanity is in front of one of its most terrible predicaments: either it is succumbing to the pressure and onslaught of an organized capitalist system that not only is predatory but also destructive of nature’s basic reproductive resources; or humanity is fighting back based on the lessons learned from social movements and organizations. The article also provides information on economic growth, inequality, concentration of income and wealth in the hands of a few corporations and billionaires, increased tactics of terror, massive intervention in the communication system, overt and covert operations and war. Also, it points out the degradation and threats to democracy, as well as how people from all walks of life have deployed their strength to prevent the world from sinking into barbarism.