For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace
Hundreds of human-rights defenders have been killed since the accords. And Afro-Colombians like Goldman Environmental Prize–winner Francia Márquez are a particular target.
May 23, 2019 / Roosbelinda Cárdenas
It’s Time to Pay Our Climate Debt to Countries Like Mozambique It’s Time to Pay Our Climate Debt to Countries Like Mozambique
As a start, the US and other Western countries must help rebuild the vast areas destroyed by Cyclone Idai.
Apr 22, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe
Bill McKibben has shown us what it means to live within the truth of our struggle for human survival. Will a new generation find the courage to do the same?
Apr 11, 2019 / Wen Stephenson
‘Organize or Die’: Kooper Caraway Ushers in a New Labor Movement ‘Organize or Die’: Kooper Caraway Ushers in a New Labor Movement
The 28-year-old president of the Sioux Falls AFL-CIO puts international solidarity to work in South Dakota.
Mar 29, 2019 / Rebecca Zweig
How the World Bank Can Stop Funding Disaster How the World Bank Can Stop Funding Disaster
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the World Bank can be sued, what’s next for the organization?
Mar 21, 2019 / Komala Ramachandra and Erika Lennon
Kshama Sawant Says Socialism Isn’t ‘Only in Seattle’ Kshama Sawant Says Socialism Isn’t ‘Only in Seattle’
The Seattle City Council member blames capitalism for the “complete failure” of the housing market.
Mar 15, 2019 / E. Tammy Kim
Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells
The New York magazine writer confirms our worst fears about climate change–but insists there’s still hope.
Mar 15, 2019 / Natasha Ishak
A European Spring Is Possible A European Spring Is Possible
The DiEM25 proposes immediate financial changes to end austerity and fund a green—and hopefully post-capitalist—future.
Mar 13, 2019 / Yanis Varoufakis
Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil
Even Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have fallen victim to a simplistic vision of world affairs.
Mar 11, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Udi Greenberg
War-Weary Pakistan Is Ready for Peace War-Weary Pakistan Is Ready for Peace
As peace rallies were being held in Pakistan, much of the media in India were pushing for war.
Mar 1, 2019 / Rafia Zakaria