A Southern Mexico community remembers Mariano Abarca, who gave his life fighting mining companies, with a celebration of resistance.
“When They Kill One, A Thousand More Are Born”
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Democracy & Governance
Throughout South America, Structural Violence Is Showing Up as Street Violence
Ecuador was only the latest indicator of what’s possible when indigenous movements exercise their power. It also showed what’s at stake.
Good Riddance to the WTO
Rich countries embraced trade multilateralism when it suited them, and now they’re abandoning it. That may not be such a bad thing.
Trump, Brexit: Where’s the Backlash?
Despite blatant corruption and ineptitude, the far right on both sides of the Atlantic continues to reap harvests from its failures.
Brexit Won’t Deliver Sovereignty — And Neither Will Far-Right Movements Anywhere
The new right campaigns everywhere on a platform of “sovereignty,” while leaving countries more exposed to the dictates of global markets than ever.
Whose Coups?
Donald Trump says that impeachment is actually a coup. It’s one more example of his attack on the rule of law.
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.
The Conservatism of Impeachment
Impeachment may be necessary, even noble. Yet we don’t need to merely restore our political order — we need to overturn it.
As the Decade Closes, the Power of Protest Endures
Despite the dashed hopes of the early 2010s, social movements are still winning important fights — and building a framework for human survival.
It’s Our Choice: Medicare for All or Endless War?
We could easily fund health care for all by ending military boondoggles and fruitless wars. Here’s how.