When you give everyone a chunk of change, does it really change their lives and their communities?
Is Universal Basic Income Part of a Just Transition?
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North America
Vladimir Putin: Global Gunman
Why are we concerned about humiliating mass murderers?
Mining Resistance from Alberta to Argentina
In Patagonia, an Indigenous community’s fight against repressive mining interests mirrors struggles across the hemisphere.
The Rare Earth Dilemma
The United States is increasingly worried about China’s near-monopoly on the mining and processing of these strategic minerals.
Latin American Leaders Should Stand Up for People, Not Corporate Profits
As leaders gather in Los Angeles, a reflection on the past two decades of battles against neoliberalism and for a more just and equitable alternative in the Americas.
‘Open Your Hearts’: The Movements Taking Climate Action Where Leaders and Media Won’t
The world’s most existential crisis has all but fallen off Washington’s agenda. But campaigners are finding success in more immediate targets.
Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case
The U.S. government doesn’t want to acknowledge a Polish torture site that everyone knows about.
The Struggle for What’s Essential
Global mining companies have used the pandemic to push unwanted projects on vulnerable communities, who are fighting back — and sometimes winning.
Herman Daly: An Economist for Eco-Social Activists
A new book explains how an economist, in challenging the orthodoxy, has helped activists change the world.
Americans Must Demand a Credible Investigation Into Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
If our tax dollars are furnishing the weapons that kill journalists and other innocents, that’s not just an international crime — it’s against U.S. law, too.