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Newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) celebrates with supporters in Bogota

Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off

Colombia is the first country to declare that it wants to stop digging. Will the world, and particularly the United States, now lend a hand in pulling it out of its economic hole?

Apr 7, 2023 / John Feffer

Two young Syrians sit at Harim Castle

In a World On Fire, What Do We Owe Each Other? In a World On Fire, What Do We Owe Each Other?

Being concerned about things beyond the boundaries of your life is a fundamental obligation of anyone who considers themself a global citizen.

Apr 4, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola

Pablo Neruda in New York in 1966

The Possible Murder of Pablo Neruda The Possible Murder of Pablo Neruda

Questions have surrounded the legendary Chilean poet’s death for years, and a new inquiry suggests that he might have been poisoned.

Feb 23, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh

Argentina wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi celebrates with his team.

What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022 What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022

The soccer tournament offered signs that billions of people no longer think the United States and its entourage run the world.

Dec 21, 2022 / Tony Karon and Daniel Levy

A storm in the Angeles National Forest looks like clouds on fire.

Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World

Some of us refuse to go along with a mainstream climate movement that settles for genocide.

Dec 19, 2022 / Wen Stephenson

Biden, Cuba, and Latin America’s Left Turn

Biden, Cuba, and Latin America’s Left Turn Biden, Cuba, and Latin America’s Left Turn

When Lula returns to Brazil’s presidency on January 1, every major Latin American country will have a government of the left.

Dec 8, 2022 / William M. LeoGrande

Sanaa Seif stand in front of an image of her brother, the imprisoned pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah.

Elon Musk Doesn’t Understand Twitter’s Real Value Elon Musk Doesn’t Understand Twitter’s Real Value

For all its limitations—and there are many—Twitter is the closest thing the world has to a transnational public sphere.

Nov 15, 2022 / Nanjala Nyabola

Debt and Inequality Will Be Key Issues at the UN’s Next Climate Conference

Debt and Inequality Will Be Key Issues at the UN’s Next Climate Conference Debt and Inequality Will Be Key Issues at the UN’s Next Climate Conference

At COP27, activists will be focused on all the ways developed nations have made it harder for developing nations to survive the climate crisis.

Nov 3, 2022 / Tina Gerhardt

Votes inside a box that reads 'constitutional referendum' in Portuguese.

The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution

An insider’s account by a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.

Sep 26, 2022 / Patricio Fernández

Residents of Jean-Rabel sit on sacks of food from the World Food Program.

The OAS Admits Culpability in the Destruction of Haiti The OAS Admits Culpability in the Destruction of Haiti

The tragedy is that given the condition in which international rule has left the country, Haiti simply cannot solve its problems alone.

Aug 10, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

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