Austere “shock therapy” after the Cold War only shocked the East into reaction. In the West, the corporate political center ultimately did the same.
Issues / Environment
In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.
The far right's war on culture is capturing the hearts and minds of mass shooters and populist politicians.
From Brazil to India to the United States, extractive industries have aligned themselves with authoritarian governments waging war on minority populations.
People are hitting the streets to protest government inaction, repression, and corruption. Does that mean democracy is in trouble or stronger than ever?
War and militarism are destroying the planet. But if we de-fund the Pentagon, we can save it.
Democrats need to take Trump’s crimes against people and the planet as seriously as those against Joe Biden.
The fires are no accident. They’re set by people turning a profit in a grocery store near you.
This year’s floods and heat waves are but a fraction of what awaits the continent — unless a growing climate mobilization succeeds.
Ahead of global climate talks, activists in Kenya successfully blocked a Chinese-backed coal plant at a world heritage site.