Beyond performing essential labor, we are humans — and, in a pandemic, that should be enough to deserve help.
Undocumented Workers Need a Bailout, Too
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Food & Farm
The Black Death Killed Feudalism. What Does COVID-19 Mean for Capitalism?
How will the coronavirus transform the relationship between state and market? A look at oil, food, and finance.
The Corporate Food System Is Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse
COVID-19 is so dangerous to food security because the global supply chain was insecure to begin with. Could we remake it?
The Next Pandemic
We will always play catch-up with these wily viruses if we continue our all-out war on the environment.
The Looming U.S. Water Crisis
The climate is changing. Can our politics change, too?
We Need a Progressive Alternative on Trade — and NAFTA 2.0 Isn’t It
Here’s what a progressive trade agenda that actually protects people and planet would actually look like.
Creating Fossil-Fuel-Free Communities Globally
It’s time for a new back-to-the-land movement.
Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics
In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.
Who’s Burning the Amazon?
The fires are no accident. They’re set by people turning a profit in a grocery store near you.
Climate Catastrophe Comes for Europe
This year’s floods and heat waves are but a fraction of what awaits the continent — unless a growing climate mobilization succeeds.