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in the To sustain higher profits in the new global economy, US-American capitalism is adopting increasingly unsustainable forms of production. But not all citizens bear the "externalized" social and ecological costs of American business equally. The working poor and discriminated ethnic groups suffer much more than others by this unsustainable forms of production. A growing movement for Environmental Justice combines social and ecological claims. But it will have to attack not only the distribution of the pollution and the danger but also the capitalist form of its production.

To sustain higher profits in the new global economy, US-American capitalism is adopting increasingly unsustainable forms of production. But not all citizens bear the "externalized" social and ecological costs of American business equally. The working poor and discriminated ethnic groups suffer much more than others by this unsustainable forms of production. A growing movement for Environmental Justice combines social and ecological claims. But it will have to attack not only the distribution of the pollution and the danger but also the capitalist form of its production. (Prokla / FUB)

Die Prosperität des amerikanischen Kapitalismus beruht auf spezifischen Formen nicht nachhaltiger Produktion, deren Folgen überproportional von den Armen und ethnischen Minderheiten zu tragen sind. Der Beitrag macht vor dem Hintergrund dieser These deutlich, dass die ökonomischen Krisentendenzen der 1970er und 1980er Jahre im neuen Jahrtausend mehr und mehr in den Bereich der Natur übertragen werden und zu einer wachsenden ökologischen Krise führen. Der Profit von Unternehmern und die Sicherung des Lebensstandards von Lohnabhängigen wird kurzfristig gesichert indem die Umwelt und die Gesundheit von ethnischen Minderheiten und Armen, inklusive der Bevölkerung der Dritten Welt langfristig geschädigt wird. Die durch den Neoliberalismus unterstützte Restrukturierung der Unternehmen in aller Welt ist daher verantwortlich für die massive Verschlechterung der Arbeits- und Lebensumstände der politisch und ökonomisch Ohnmächtigen. Ihre sich zunehmend verschlechternde Lage und die ökologische Krise sind für den Autor nur zwei Seiten derselben politisch-ökonomischen Medaille. Fragen nach Formen nachhaltiger Entwicklung sowie sozialer und ökologischer Gerechtigkeit stellen sich heute daher drängender als je zuvor. Der Beitrag versucht insgesamt die Herausforderungen aufzuzeigen, vor denen die Bewegung für Ökologische Gerechtigkeit beim Aufbau einer wirklich partizipativen und ökologischen Demokratie und damit einer gerechteren und lebensfähigen Gesellschaft stehen. (ICA2)

In the US, the revitalized third stage environmental justice movement unites six formerly independent social movements: civil rights, occupational health & safety, indigenous lands, environmental health, community-based social & economic justice, & human rights movements. In the South, the focus is on environmentalism of survival & livelihood. The three competing frames in the environmental justice movement -- identity politics, radical/liberal democratic politics, & socialist politics -- are examined in their North & South manifestations. Frame transformation needs to be addressed to form transnational coalitions, especially because of the racial exclusion at the top of the US environmental justice movement, but there is yet no process or strategy for this to occur & environmental foundations largely neglect justice concerns. However, the environmental justice movement offers promise in bringing together a coalition of white working class Americans, the salaried class, people of color & popular South social movements. M. Pflum

Traces the development of Nicaraguan social & environmental programs, designed to revitalize the country, through their initial successes under the Sandinistas to their failure in the 1990s, highlighting the social & political forces responsible for this failure. The poor social & environmental conditions of the country during the Somoza regime are outlined. The principles of the Sandinista programs, including social & environmental justice, national sovereignty & control over natural resources, sustainable development, & ecological democracy, are discussed. Specific programs promoting agrarian reform, wilderness & wildlife prevention, energy & appropriate technology, & control of pesticide use are described. US-sponsored economic & military aggression against the Sandinistas & government economic policies that led to the collapse of the regime & its programs is assessed. It is concluded that the ecosocialist vision that drove these programs is sorely needed today, & their history shows the emancipatory possibilities & tragic consequences when democratic masses assume & then lose control over their destiny. T. Arnold