All Commentaries
20 Years Ago, the World Said No to War
A look back at the history-making mobilization against the Iraq War that turned ordinary people into a “second superpower” — one we badly need today.
The UAE Plans for a Fossil Fuel Friendly COP28
Should a repressive petrostate get to host UN climate talks?
U.S. Anti-Socialism Resolution Overlooks Socialist Allies
House officials vilified not just socialists in the United States but partner countries with socialist policies.
Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South
A new manifesto critiques the “clean energy” transitions of the Global North and offers an alternative vision from the Global South.
Battling a Mining Goliath on Two Continents
Environmental activists have made some important strides in confronting the Australian mining company Lynas.
A World Fragmented by Inequality
The best way of tackling global inequality is to tax the rich.
Maybe the World Isn’t Falling Apart?
There are several reasons to be optimistic, from repairing the ozone layer to combating COVID.
Is Mining Money Behind the Arrest of Salvadoran Water Defenders?
The five detainees include leaders of the campaign that won the world’s first metals mining ban in 2017 — a ban the cash-strapped government may be moving to overturn.
Ukraine and Secrecy
The negotiations around Germany sending tanks to Ukraine have been shrouded in secrecy. Like so many other geopolitical actions.
Israel’s Strange Ambivalence on Ukraine
So much for conspiracy theories about Jews controlling the world. We can’t even get together to control the outcome of the war in Ukraine.