The way the urban commons create a space to solve material problems and enable social movements to forge city-wide networks are antidotes to people being attracted towards the far-right.
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At Least 70 Countries Have Engaged in Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds
Despite increased efforts by internet platforms to combat internet disinformation, the use of the techniques by governments around the world is growing.
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From Florida to Ohio, Communities Want Legal Rights for Threatened Bodies of Water
Fed-up residents in Gainsville, Fla., and Toledo, Ohio, are using tools of direct democracy to circumvent elected officials and put initiatives on the ballot granting legal rights to rivers and other bodies of water.
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How Fair Is Fair Trade? A Lot Better Than the Alternative
The fair trade market generates a robust $6.4 billion annually and affects the lives of more than 1 million workers. We should be boosting these kinds of models for doing business.
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Renewables Against Fascism: How A Green New Deal Can Beat the Far Right
Enacting a Green New Deal in rural Europe, old factories would be transformed into community solar workshops and abandoned buildings would be converted into community wind farms.
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‘Political Manipulation, Bullying and Lies’: Why BoJo’s Reign Is Melting
Did Boris Johnson really think he could suspend parliament as a way to get his no-deal Brexit through, threaten to sack Tory rebels for voting to block a no deal default scenario, then get away with it?
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Gulf of Mexico States Believe In Climate Change, Even if Their Elected Leaders Don’t
Polls show a majority of people in Gulf Coast states say the threat of climate change is real – and they increasingly expect their Republican elected officials to address the crisis.
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Whaley Bridge Dam Collapse Brings Climate Change Home to Britain
As a small Derbyshire community struggles to regain normalcy after a devastating dam collapse, the event is being linked to climate change and the volatile, extreme weather in the UK.
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An Invitation to Crisis: Loosening the Volcker Rule, Regulators Court Disaster
This is how financial crises begin – with subtle, incremental regulatory changes that few notice when they occur but which can have calamitous consequences when taken to their logical extreme.
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Teachers See Better Working Conditions but Still Suffering From ‘Decade of Neglect’
Despite the concessions made to teachers following widespread protests in the last school year, several obstacles still remain for the historically low-paid profession.
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'Our Lungs Are on Fire': Climate Campaigners Rally at Brazilian Embassies to Protest Destruction of Amazon Rainforest
"We need governments around the world to speak up against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro—and put pressure on him to stop these devastating fires and protect the Amazon."
