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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.

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.

Life Contained in Gaza

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

How France's narrow focus on a military solution in Mali has led to stalemate in region

Military action cannot be the only response to check the expansion of armed Islamists.

"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?

An interview with Lula. Part One

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

Health Nativism

Borders are not going to help us fight the coronavirus.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Left and Right in times of coronavirus

The coronavirus will not necessarily produce a new social contract.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Inaugural Event: "Internationalism or Extinction!"

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