The left needs its own version of techno-optimism We live in dark, depressing and – frankly – terrifying times. Will technology push us over the edge or help us exit our many crises? The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025
Slow Down To Save The Planet, Says Japan's Rock Star Philosopher Saito As Tokyo's millions put in another day's work on the coalface of capitalism, celebrity Marxist philosopher Kohei Saito and his friends are clearing rocks from a muddy mountain stream. International Business Times · Aug 2, 2024
Climate change versus capitalism Calling for more regulation to stop global heating, Steyer says we must stop letting people "pollute for free" Salon · May 29, 2024
Fighting climate change demands degrowth Salon spoke with Japanese philosophy professor Kohei Saito about his new book, "Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto" Salon · May 3, 2024
Friday essay: could a reinterpreted Marxism have solutions to our unprecedented environmental crisis? In 2021, Kohei Saito’s Capital in the Anthropocene became a publishing sensation in Japan, eventually selling more than half a million copies. The Conversation · Mar 30, 2023
Economic growth is fuelling climate change – a new book proposes 'degrowth communism' as the solution I’m often told that degrowth, the planned downscaling of production and consumption to reduce the pressure on Earth’s ecosystems, is a tough sell. But a 36-year-old associate professor at Tokyo University has made a name for himself arguing that “degrowth communism” could halt the escalating climate emergency. The Conversation · Mar 3, 2023
A greener Marx? Kohei Saito on connecting communism with the climate crisis Author of surprise hit Capital in the Anthropocene has developed his arguments in a new study of Karl Marx’s ecological thinking The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023
‘A new way of life’: the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan Kohei Saito’s book Capital in the Anthropocene has become an unlikely hit among young people and is about to be translated into English The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022