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That bleak version of the United States, it turns out, echoes the talking points Russian handlers gave to their operatives working in the U.S. in an effort 'to steer the U.S. public opinion in the right direction.'”

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Throughout history, menopause has been almost completely invisible. In the 19th century, we saw a shift in paradigm. Suddenly people were talking about it - and those people were doctors. It began to emerge as a problem which could be solved with the right medicine.

We could even tell you the name of the man who invented the word "menopause", where previously there had been no name for the common life event (Charles-Pierre-Louis de Gardanne, a student doctor in 1821).

Things are starting to change. Celebrities are speaking out. Brands are jumping on the bandwagon. But where's menopause in the cultural sphere? Where's the art and the literature? Menopause: What's Changed will bring together the burgeoning cultural space around menopause. We're carving out space to knit together a tapestry of rich experiences, and making a space to create.

But we need your help to do this. Any donation helps smash the silence and erasure gofundme.com/f/r9tszw

Oh wow.

Donated! I couldn't match the thousand quid one that was up at the top of your "recents" list (congrats!) but love the cause. Hope there's some virtual component as this gets developed, as I'm in North America.

@mysteriarch @noam @koen_hufkens right, so the focus has to be on class struggle first and foremost, talking about degrowth or any other solutions is just putting the cart before the horse.

The problem with a lot of thse anti-capitalist movements is that they don't provide any tangible path towards ending capitalism. In the end it just amounts to whinging.

Marxist approach identifies the core problem and provides tangible tools for dealing with it.

@noam @koen_hufkens As I understand degrowth, it's squarely anti-capitalist. Of course degrowth is impossible under capitalism.

I've read Huber his Climate Change as Class War (recommended) and he doesn't seem to disagree with the degrowth premises, rather with mainly with it's lack of labor organizing. That is to say, degrowth is more an academic/middle class radical idea than a marxist socialist one.

@noam @mysteriarch @koen_hufkens I don't see how there can be a realistic solution under the current system.

The most realistic scenario is that we are headed for a crisis, and we should be thinking about mitigation strategies to minimize the coming horrors.

@mysteriarch @koen_hufkens
Marxism is good at showing a theoretical way out of capitalism, but not as good on global environmental collapse. I think degrowth is better at mapping out where we can head for a sustainable world both socially and environmentally.

The problem I see is that climate change won't wait for a socialist revolution. If there were a capitalist solution to climate change (which there isn't), then I'd sign up.