Co-chair of the Socialist Party USA offers us a choice: Either go eco-socialist, or be punished by more Floods

Hurricane Sandy: A Moment For Eco-Socialism By Billy Wharton

Sandy is the new normal that has been brought on by climate change. It was appropriately described as a “Frankenstorm” in that climate instability allowed several different storm elements to coalesce together. Sandy brought hurricane winds to New York City and snowfall to West Virginia. Such combinations are likely continue into the future and bring with them the threat of crippling urban life on each Coast of the country.
...Only an eco-socialist perspective that seeks to combine ecology’s concern with balance in the natural world with socialism’s understanding of how economic power shapes social decisions will be able to ensure both safety in the present and ecological transformation in the future.
...The alternative is many more Frankenstorms as both the environment and mainstream politics continue to deteriorate. Eco-socialism offers a road away from this.

Billy Wharton is a writer, activist and co-chair of the Socialist Party USA. His articles have appeared in the Washington Post...