Why I Have Hope in the Face of Human Extinction
Around the world, people are realizing the current path will lead only to disaster, and they’re beginning to ask the hard questions about what to do next.
The Midterms Show the Way to Victory is Through Vision, Not Reactivity
This election provides more evidence that a majority of the U.S. population supports positions that progressives advocate.
Eight Thinkers on the Left Explain What the Midterm Results Mean for Progressives
"The growth of the hard right is real. The threat of fascism is real. Climate collapse is real. These all require a qualitative transformation in our political expectations and demands." - Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor
The Stories War Tells Me
A veteran and parent can’t stop thinking about the war he fought.
“Migrating is an Act of Resistance”: A Report from Mexico’s World Social Forum on Migrations
While US President Donald Trump and other like-minded political and economic leaders are building walls, migrant activists say they are building bridges. Some 2,000 activists and academics from over 60 countries gathered in Mexico City over the weekend for the 8th World Social Forum on Migrations. The gathering aimed to create a new vision of migration and bring the various movements and organizations together.
Attacks on Human Rights Defenders are Reaching a Crisis Point Around the Globe
In 2017 alone, over 300 Human Rights Defenders across 27 countries were killed, double the numbers from 2015. Almost 85 percent of the recorded murders were concentrated in five Latin American countries: Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.