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The Pandemic Proves We Need a Green New Deal

This pandemic is unbearably painful; it would be unconscionable not to learn all we can from that pain.

The MKSS: The Struggle Against Oppression in India

The MKSS fights for the full recognition and proper implementation of people's rights to education and a decent (working) life.

HDP: Erdoğan Is Criminalizing the Kurdish Community

More detentions and arrests against the HDP and unlawful closure of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) in Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Arundhati Roy: Our Task is to Disable the Engine

Storied author and PI Council member Arundhati Roy on Covid-19 and the "super-surveillance" state.

The Struggle Must Be Internationalist

PI Council member Ertuğrul Kürkçü on this crucial moment in the general crisis of capitalism.

How colonists exploit the COVID-19 crisis in Brazil’s Amazon

In line with the plans of Jair Bolsonaro’s government to open up the Amazon Rainforest to private development, miners, loggers and colonists are targeting indigenous peoples.

Chilean society is pushing for change

The Covid-19 pandemic has only aggravated inequality and highlighted the need for progressive alternatives.

The Long June of Our Dignity

PI Council member Ece Temelkuran on the need to defend human dignity against the forces of capitalist exploitation and authoritarian violence.

The Landless People’s Movement: Namibia in Lockdown

"The LPM aims to restore the dignity of the Namibian people through mobilization of the masses to stand up for their rights and root out corruption."

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How climate policy stops at the border

The Port of Rotterdam boasts of its green credentials in the Netherlands but invests in fossil fuel mega projects abroad.

Cuba’s Internationalist Campaign Against Covid-19

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign on the medical achievements of Cuban doctors around the world — despite the illegal US blockade.

The Amazon Strikes and the Language of Power

Amazon workers in Germany are standing up for their rights today. Their demand is as simple as it is righteous: health before profit.

Katrín Jakobsdóttir: The Time for a New International is Now

Prime Minister of Iceland and PI Council member Katrín Jakobsdóttir delivers a plea for progressive unity in a time of pandemic.

Paola Vega: Water Is a Basic Human Right

Costa Rican Legislative Assembly deputy Paola Vega on the pivotal role of water as a basic human right.

Thousands protest against annexation. But is it enough?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are facing pushback over plans to annex large swaths of the occupied West Bank as early as next month.

Countries to face a ‘wave’ of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measures

Research shows top law firms are preparing to ‘cash in’ on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for measures impairing their profits.

The Only Solution Is to Defund the Police

The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor prove what we already knew—police “reform” has failed.

Climate Justice For Africa

We need to envision a different world, a different Africa, so that this moment can mark a turning point for our region and the world. African Climate Justice Groups on COVID-19.

Miners in Georgia Are Staging Wildcat Strikes in a Bid to Survive As Their Working Conditions Worsen

As globalisation takes root in Georgia, its miners face increasingly deadly working conditions.

From Rebellion to Revolution

PI Council member Kali Akuno argues that the Floyd rebellion must be followed by a general strike and People’s Assemblies in the streets.

How Should We Understand the Results of 2020 Elections in Taiwan?

Looking back at the reelection of incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan.

The Coming Internationalism

In today's collapsing world, the demand for a new internationalism is not only a nostalgic reflection of another era, but a necessity to face the future that is fast approaching.

The Solution to the Coronavirus Recession Is a Global Green New Deal

A healthy, socially, and ecologically just world demands it.

30 percent of the Polish population lives in “LGBT-free zones”

All around Poland, local authorities have been declaring their jurisdictions "LGBT-free zones". One Polish activist is fighting to bring them to light.

Where the Linear Progression of Hindutva Will Take India

Hidden beneath layers of political exigencies for close to a century, the project is now out on full display.

Health Nativism

Borders are not going to help us fight the coronavirus.

Julian Aguon: No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies

The militarization of Guam is threatening its ecosystem and important cultural and historical sites.

A Green New Deal for South African workers?

COSATU, South Africa's largest trade union federation, has a plan to simultaneously tackle climate change and unemployment.

20 Years After Seattle, the Clash of Globalizations Rages On

Alter-globalization is back — but this time, it’s coming from both the left and the right.

Symbiosis: Internationalism Beyond the Nation-State

"True internationalism means building people power wherever we live and work."

Life Contained in Gaza

Every Friday since March 30, 2018, mass demonstrations have taken place in Gaza along Israel’s separation fence.

Cuba Has Sent 2,000 Doctors and Nurses Overseas to Fight Covid-19

The Trump administration describes Cuba’s medical response teams as “slaves”—we asked the doctors for their take.

Transparency Has Been Kerala’s Biggest Weapon Against the Coronavirus

Through daily media briefings and health bulletins about infected patients, the Communist government ensured people knew the threat posed by the pandemic.

A Progressive Alternative for Lebanon

Progressive voices in Lebanon call for solidarity in their struggle against inequality, oligarchy, and environmental degradation.

We defend ourselves so we can all breathe in peace

To move from uprising to liberation we each have a role to play. The conflict is at our doors, and we need to put collective needs before individual wants.

HKM: Our Internationalism Must Be Anti-Imperialist

HKM is a Pakistan-wide campaign for the enforcement of the fundamental rights in our constitution through grassroots organizing, momentum and pressure.

"You’re Not Welcome Here": How Europe Is Paying Millions to Stop Migration From Africa

The EU is paying African countries millions to stop migrants from reaching its shores.

The Calabria youngsters who don’t study and don’t work

In Italy's Calabria region in the south, many young people don't have a perspective for their future.

Unraveling India’s authoritarian nightmare

What can you do to fight the neoliberal Hindu nationalist state project?

"Solidarity means dismantling the system everywhere"

PI Council members on the uprising in the United States and around the world.

COVID-19 and the Destructive Force of Privatized Healthcare in Lebanon

How the fundamentals of late-stage capitalism, oligarchic rule, and privatization have gutted public healthcare and compounded the impact of COVID-19 in Lebanon.

An interview with Lula. Part One

Part one of Brasil Wire's interview with two term former Brazilian President Lula da Silva.

They’re Not Sending Their Best People to Stage a Coup in Venezuela

The recent failed invasion of Venezuela by several clown cars worth of idiotic “freedom fighters” is almost too absurd to believe.

Ending the Petroleum Age: Carbon Colonies & A Global Green New Deal

We think of ecological consequences as the rising seas, stronger storms and faster floods. But it is not just an ecological price being paid, it is also a political one. For those living in resource colonies, carbon emissions are a guarantee of both atmospheric and administrative misery.

COVID-19 Has Exposed the Need for Solidarity With Agricultural Workers

The COVID-19 pandemic could help foster solidarity and joint action among agricultural workers, who are geographically divided but closely linked to global food production and consumption chains.

Harsh Mander: For Our Constitution, For Love

PI Council Member Harsh Mander calls on India to rise up in defense of a just and plural politics.

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