Kai Heron
@kaiheron.bsky.social
Lecturer in Political Ecology at Lancaster University. Co-author of "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green and Democratic Future" (2025)
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How can we protect democracy from capital, not the other way around?
Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future @kaiheron.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social @abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social reviewed by Ivan Radanović @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future @kaiheron.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social @abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social reviewed by Ivan Radanović @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
How to transition from capitalism’s scarcity to radical abundance - LSE Review of Books
Kai Heron, Keir Milburn & Bertie Russell's Radical Abundance calls for a transition from capitalism to a “radical abundance” that benefits people & the planet.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How can we protect democracy from capital, not the other way around?
Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future @kaiheron.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social @abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social reviewed by Ivan Radanović @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future @kaiheron.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social @abundance-org.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social reviewed by Ivan Radanović @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
"The US wants our riches—our oil and minerals—but we defend our sovereignty"
- Luisana Antúnez, a resident of Venezuela's Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune. venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/f...
- Luisana Antúnez, a resident of Venezuela's Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune. venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/f...
Fisherfolk Resisting Imperialism: The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune (Part IV) - Venezuelanalysis
The US blockade brought much suffering to Lake Maracaibo communities, but people responded and resisted by deepening their bonds of solidarity and cooperation.
venezuelanalysis.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
"The US wants our riches—our oil and minerals—but we defend our sovereignty"
- Luisana Antúnez, a resident of Venezuela's Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune. venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/f...
- Luisana Antúnez, a resident of Venezuela's Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune. venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/f...
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This book by @kaiheron.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social ky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social is really interesting! Great read, with novel ideas
December 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This book by @kaiheron.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social ky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social is really interesting! Great read, with novel ideas
Marxism is foundational to the discipline of political ecology, and yet in the past few years there’s been a notable decline of Marxist perspectives in the discipline’s leading conferences and forthcoming handbooks. 1/5
December 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Marxism is foundational to the discipline of political ecology, and yet in the past few years there’s been a notable decline of Marxist perspectives in the discipline’s leading conferences and forthcoming handbooks. 1/5
This is probably my favourite comment from a review of Radical Abundance so far: “Struck a strange tone (not in a bad way) between policy/‘wonk’-ness while also engaging most seriously with communisation theory and their interpretation of secular stagnation of all things.”
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is probably my favourite comment from a review of Radical Abundance so far: “Struck a strange tone (not in a bad way) between policy/‘wonk’-ness while also engaging most seriously with communisation theory and their interpretation of secular stagnation of all things.”
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Article w/ Rory Rowan & Pat Brodie now online in the excellent SI of the Journal of Labor and Society edited by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @alejopedregal.bsky.social & Nemanja Lukić.
'Militarising FDI: Geopolitical Ecology, Dependency, and Ireland’s Twin Transition.'
brill.com/view/journal...
'Militarising FDI: Geopolitical Ecology, Dependency, and Ireland’s Twin Transition.'
brill.com/view/journal...
December 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Article w/ Rory Rowan & Pat Brodie now online in the excellent SI of the Journal of Labor and Society edited by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @alejopedregal.bsky.social & Nemanja Lukić.
'Militarising FDI: Geopolitical Ecology, Dependency, and Ireland’s Twin Transition.'
brill.com/view/journal...
'Militarising FDI: Geopolitical Ecology, Dependency, and Ireland’s Twin Transition.'
brill.com/view/journal...
Our special issue of Labor and Society on the ecomodernist features of imperialism is now online in full. The issue makes a stronger contribution to theorising contemporary imperialist dynamics than I could have ever hoped for. Here's a thread introducing each contribution. 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our special issue of Labor and Society on the ecomodernist features of imperialism is now online in full. The issue makes a stronger contribution to theorising contemporary imperialist dynamics than I could have ever hoped for. Here's a thread introducing each contribution. 🧵
US imperialism no longer operates within the post-WWII 'rules based order' it created with its (false) appeals to international rights, freedom, and win-win scenarios. It works through zero-sum calculations, violence, and misinformation. Palestine and Venezuela are front lines.
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
US imperialism no longer operates within the post-WWII 'rules based order' it created with its (false) appeals to international rights, freedom, and win-win scenarios. It works through zero-sum calculations, violence, and misinformation. Palestine and Venezuela are front lines.
This government is satisfied that its "robust...procedures are being enacted" as Palestine Action hunger strikers waver on the brink of death because of its inaction. I can't put into words how contemptible this Labour government is.
www.thenational.scot/news/2570167...
www.thenational.scot/news/2570167...
MPs laugh after minister rejects meeting Palestine Action hunger strikers' families
MPs laughed as a minister rejected a request to meet with the families of imprisoned Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers.
www.thenational.scot
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This government is satisfied that its "robust...procedures are being enacted" as Palestine Action hunger strikers waver on the brink of death because of its inaction. I can't put into words how contemptible this Labour government is.
www.thenational.scot/news/2570167...
www.thenational.scot/news/2570167...
US companies are vying for contracts to rebuild Gaza. This is what a lot of people don't grasp about war and climate change. Their destructive effects always open new avenues of capital accumulation. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
US companies are vying for contracts to rebuild Gaza. This is what a lot of people don't grasp about war and climate change. Their destructive effects always open new avenues of capital accumulation. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I have a new open access article out, co-authored with @alejopedregal.bsky.social and Nemanja Lukić, called 'For an Anti-Imperialist Ecological Modernity'. The article introduces a special issue we've edited on ecomodernism and imperialism. But it does much more than that. A thread. 1/13
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have a new open access article out, co-authored with @alejopedregal.bsky.social and Nemanja Lukić, called 'For an Anti-Imperialist Ecological Modernity'. The article introduces a special issue we've edited on ecomodernism and imperialism. But it does much more than that. A thread. 1/13
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I was thrilled to contribute an essay to this special issue of JLSO on anti-imperialism and ecological modernity. It’s one of the more robustly cohesive special issues you’ll see anywhere, with awesome editing and introduction by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, @kaiheron.bsky.social, and Nemanja Lukic.
I'm counting the hours to tell you all about this Special Issue that I had the privilege of co-editing with comrades @kaiheron.bsky.social and Nemanja Lukić for JLSO.
Meanwhile, you can already find many of its articles on the journal's site, some open access, including our intro.
Meanwhile, you can already find many of its articles on the journal's site, some open access, including our intro.
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I was thrilled to contribute an essay to this special issue of JLSO on anti-imperialism and ecological modernity. It’s one of the more robustly cohesive special issues you’ll see anywhere, with awesome editing and introduction by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, @kaiheron.bsky.social, and Nemanja Lukic.
The Future Observatory Journal interviewed me about the concept of abundance, socialist transition, and ecology for their latest issue. fojournal.org/interview/ra...
Radical Abundance - Future Observatory Journal
fojournal.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Future Observatory Journal interviewed me about the concept of abundance, socialist transition, and ecology for their latest issue. fojournal.org/interview/ra...
I’m pleased to have joined the Journal of Labor and Society’s editorial advisory board. A special issue of the journal edited by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, Nemanja Lukić, and I on imperialism and ecomodernism will be out shortly!
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’m pleased to have joined the Journal of Labor and Society’s editorial advisory board. A special issue of the journal edited by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, Nemanja Lukić, and I on imperialism and ecomodernism will be out shortly!
Is anyone else staring at their copy of Sven Beckert's 1,000+ page history of global capitalism with both excitement and dismay about when they'll ever find the time to read it?
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Is anyone else staring at their copy of Sven Beckert's 1,000+ page history of global capitalism with both excitement and dismay about when they'll ever find the time to read it?
The removal of trial by jury in Britain is a HUGE assault on the right to protest. Time and again juries find in favour of climate campaigners, pro-Palestine actioners, and more. Popular opinion on these issues is an inconvenience for the state, so it must be quashed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The removal of trial by jury in Britain is a HUGE assault on the right to protest. Time and again juries find in favour of climate campaigners, pro-Palestine actioners, and more. Popular opinion on these issues is an inconvenience for the state, so it must be quashed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The “ceasefire” is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media." www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
No, there is no ceasefire in Gaza
Israel’s bombing of Gaza is not a ‘violation of the ceasefire'. It is a continuing genocide under diplomatic cover.
www.aljazeera.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"The “ceasefire” is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media." www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
The finishing touches are being put on a special issue of the Journal of Labor and Society edited by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, Nemanja Lukić and I on the ecomodernist features of imperialism. We have some incredible contributions that I can't wait to share.
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The finishing touches are being put on a special issue of the Journal of Labor and Society edited by @alejopedregal.bsky.social, Nemanja Lukić and I on the ecomodernist features of imperialism. We have some incredible contributions that I can't wait to share.
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Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance and artificial scarcity.
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Why Liberal Abundance is Bullsh*t
Capitalism has created a world of bullsh*t abundance and artificial scarcity, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. The system’s pursuit of profits has put us on…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance and artificial scarcity.
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
Listen to the latest Radicals in Conversation with the authors of Radical Abundance, @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrh...
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My latest is a review of Radical Abundance by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social, Bertie Russell, and @plutopress.bsky.social 👇
"The value of Radical Abundance is in the authors’ recognition of the complexity of the capitalist economy."
In our latest piece, @benlockwood.bsky.social reviews Radical Abundance from @plutopress.bsky.social
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www.briefecology.com/p/actual-abu...
In our latest piece, @benlockwood.bsky.social reviews Radical Abundance from @plutopress.bsky.social
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www.briefecology.com/p/actual-abu...
Actual Abundance and How to Get There
A review of Radical Abundance from Pluto Press
www.briefecology.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My latest is a review of Radical Abundance by @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social, Bertie Russell, and @plutopress.bsky.social 👇
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Tomorrow (6pm Tuesday Nov 4th) sees the first online discussion of Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
INDEP online Talk with Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell on Radical Abundance
Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. Through this system’s relentless pursuit of profits, we have been put…
www.indep.network
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Tomorrow (6pm Tuesday Nov 4th) sees the first online discussion of Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
@kaiheron.bsky.social, @bertrussell.bsky.social, and I will present the book and discuss it with the audience.
Register for free below.
www.indep.network/event/indep-...
Hurricane Melissa's 185 mile an hour winds caused damage to Jamaica that experts predict could take decades to recover from. Meanwhile, storms of Melissa's ferocity are now no longer 'once in a century' but more like once every 25 years. 1/2
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hurricane Melissa's 185 mile an hour winds caused damage to Jamaica that experts predict could take decades to recover from. Meanwhile, storms of Melissa's ferocity are now no longer 'once in a century' but more like once every 25 years. 1/2
The tech optimist posts about how renewables are contributing a larger share to the global energy mix, or how EVs are replacing combustion engines are driving me mad. Overall material throughput is continuing to rise, and that's a massive problem.
November 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The tech optimist posts about how renewables are contributing a larger share to the global energy mix, or how EVs are replacing combustion engines are driving me mad. Overall material throughput is continuing to rise, and that's a massive problem.
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Recently, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social sat down with @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of “Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future” to discuss the difference between radical and bullshit abundance.
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
October 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Recently, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social sat down with @kaiheron.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and @bertrussell.bsky.social, authors of “Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future” to discuss the difference between radical and bullshit abundance.
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
inthesetimes.com/article/radi...
Catherine Connolly wins Ireland’s presidential election. With neutrality under threat and proto-fascist anti-immigrant protests in the streets, this comes at a critical time for the Irish left. The way factions united to get this done is a lesson for everyone. Incredible work.
October 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Catherine Connolly wins Ireland’s presidential election. With neutrality under threat and proto-fascist anti-immigrant protests in the streets, this comes at a critical time for the Irish left. The way factions united to get this done is a lesson for everyone. Incredible work.