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Toward Freedom July 13, 2017 Toward Freedom

What we publish: Toward Freedom publishes journalism and analysis which offers a progressive perspective on world events. We publish four weekly articles that look at global politics, protest movements, human rights, government and corporate corruption, popular uprisings, and other pressing topics. We are particularly interested in publishing coverage and analysis that is not found in most media outlets.

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Holding the Rogues in Washington Accountable: It Can and Must be Done

Charlotte Dennett July 12, 2017 Charlotte Dennett

A deeply held belief in the U.S. is that no one, not even the president, is above the law. But what happens when government officials at all levels boldly evade the rule of law without consequence?

Women farmers at work in their vegetable plots near Kullu town, Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo by Neil Palmer (CIAT).

Women Farmers’ Land Rights: Closing the Global Gender Gap in the Midst of Climate Change

Manipadma Jena July 3, 2017 Manipadma Jena

Climate change is ushering in new population dynamics. As men’s out-migration from indigenous and local communities continues to rise due to fall in land productivity, population growth and increasing outside opportunities for wage-labor, more women are left behind as de facto land managers, assuming even greater responsibilities in communities and households.

Israel vs. the United Nations: The Nikki Haley Doctrine

Ramzy Baroud June 23, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

The US has supported Israel quite blindly at the UN throughout the years. Haley seems to adopt an entirely Israeli position with no regard whatsoever for her country's allies, or the possible repercussions of dismissing the only international body that still serves as a platform for international engagement and conflict resolution.

Thousands of Q’eqchi’ Maya farmers gather in Chisec, Guatemala in 2015 to celebrate Guatemalan indigenous campesino rights and resistance. Photo by Jeff Abbott/WNV

How Extractivism and Neoliberal Environmentalism Cause Migration and Land Conflicts in Guatemala

Jeff Abbott June 16, 2017 Jeff Abbott

"The extractive model from the United States and Canada is one of the principal causes of the internal and external displacement and expulsion of people," said Enrique Vida Olascoaga of Voces Mesoamericanas. "Mining projects, hydro-electric, and monoculture have become far worse in the last seven years, since the beginning of the free trade agreements. Together with historic discrimination against indigenous peoples, campesinos, and people of African descent, there is a convergence of this violence within migration."

A “ban the bomb” sign outside of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. (Twitter)

What Will it Take to Ban the Bomb?

Frida Berrigan June 13, 2017 Frida Berrigan

Nearly 30 years after the end of the Cold War, the nine nuclear states have nearly 15,000 nuclear weapons, each one many times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, which killed hundreds of thousands almost instantly.