Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.
Water Is Life. Can We Protect It?
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Food & Farm
Returning to the Paris Agreement Is Just the Beginning
The U.S. is officially back in the Paris Climate Agreement. But Biden must do much, much more than restore the status quo under Obama.
Guatemala’s Land Defenders Are Still Their Own Best Defense
Rising corruption in Guatemala threatens landmark legal victories by Indigenous activists defending their land from mining.
Undocumented Workers Need a Bailout, Too
Beyond performing essential labor, we are humans — and, in a pandemic, that should be enough to deserve help.
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.