Fighting the World’s Largest Criminal Industry: Modern Slavery
Modern slavery and human trafficking is one of the fastest growing criminal industries and one of the biggest human rights crises today, according to the United Nations.
Month: March 2019
How to Fight Fascism From a Position of Strength
The lesson is clear, whether learned by grassroots movements in Switzerland or elsewhere: Without a vision, the people perish. We don’t need to build our political identities around what we’re against. It’s time we align our tactics, strategies, and organizing approaches with a positive, common sense vision that inspires us.
Indigenous Organizers Halted Plans for Oil Drilling in the Amazon
Sustained demonstrations in Ecuador got the government to back down—at least for now.
Make Corporations Pay for the Green New Deal
A Green New Deal will require trillions of dollars of investment. But the government doesn’t actually need to put up all the cash — we can make corporations pay.
Why Free Trade is Simply the Corporate Capture of International Trade
"I am all for trade. But I am not for 'free trade,' because it’s a bad idea and bad policy." - Walden Bello
The Price of Austerity in England
Savage cuts in social services have put county councils in crisis.