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Participatory Budgeting Includes Community Members in the Public Funding Process

March 15, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

As governmental authoritarianism intensifies, citizens “double down on democracy” through the participatory model.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Asia/China, Community, economy, Europe/Finland, Health care, Human Rights, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, South America/Argentina, South America/Brazil

Why Wikis Are a Useful Tool to Protect Online Information From Being ‘Disappeared’

March 8, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

The beginning of Trump’s second presidency in January 2025 marked an upsurge in the suppression of online information. On February 2, the New York Times reported that more than 8,000 webpages had been erased from the sites of U.S. government agencies like the Department of Justice, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and […]

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Community, economy, environment, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Tech, Trump

The Coming Age of Border Changes?

March 2, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Trump’s remarks on annexing territory and recognizing Russian and Israeli territorial gains may align with his geopolitical ambitions, but the disruption to longstanding norms of fixed borders sets a risky precedent.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Africa/Eritrea, Africa/Ethiopia, Africa/Morocco, Africa/Somalia, Africa/South Sudan, Asia/China, Asia/India, Asia/Pakistan, Central America/Belize, Central America/Guatemala, economy, Europe/Denmark, Europe/France, Europe/Georgia, Europe/Germany, Europe/Moldova, Europe/Russia, Europe/Ukraine, History, Middle East/Cyprus, Middle East/Iran, Middle East/Iraq, Middle East/Israel, Middle East/Jordon, Middle East/Palestine, Middle East/Saudi Arabia, Middle East/Syria, Middle East/Turkey, news, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, South America/Guyana, South America/Venezuela, Time-Sensitive, Trump

‘Only the People Can Save the People,’ Say Migrant Workers

February 23, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

The National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON) embodies an ethos of “solidarity, not charity,” in both fire relief and immigrant rights.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Climate Change, Community, economy, food, immigration, Labor, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Time-Sensitive, Trump

The Courage of Care Coalition Helps Deconstruct Patterns of Domination and Oppression

February 16, 2025 By Egberto Willies

This “relational facilitator” training team explores the intersection of spirituality and justice work.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Asia, Community, economy, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Presidential Elections, Religion/Spirituality, social justice, Time-Sensitive

Foreign Companies Driving the Global Privatization of Domestic Infrastructure

February 16, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Foreign entities have secured profitable positions in once-public domestic infrastructure. The pursuit of short-term cash has sacrificed long-term revenue streams to a variety of foreign investors.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Africa/Gabon, Asia/China, economy, europe, Europe/Belgium, Europe/France, Europe/Greece, Europe/Italy, Europe/Spain, Europe/The Netherlands, Europe/United Kingdom, Middle East/Egypt, Middle East/Saudi Arabia, Middle East/United Arab Emirates, news, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Oceania/Australia, Opinion, Politics, South America/Argentina, South America/Bolivia, Time-Sensitive, Trade

Settler Colonialism: ‘It Ends With Us’ in Palestine and Israel

February 13, 2025 By Richard Wolff

My birth emerged from European capitalism’s fascistic catastrophe in the 1920s–1940s. That catastrophe also produced Israel’s experiment with settler colonialism in Palestine. This article refers to both these incidents to analyze the current Palestine-Israel catastrophe. My reasons or qualifications to write such an article start with the fact that my maternal grandmother and grandfather were […]

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Africa, Africa/Kenya, economy, europe, Europe/United Kingdom, History, Human Rights, Middle East, Middle East/Israel, Middle East/Palestine, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Time-Sensitive, Trump, War

The Venetian Republic Offers Powerful Lessons to an American One in Need of Repair

February 13, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

The Venetian Republic’s political system, emerging alongside those of other Italian city-states, was founded on collaboration and power distribution. Its rise and decline highlight the importance of adaptability in the face of shifting global political dynamics.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Africa, Asia/India, Asia/Singapore, Central America/Honduras, economy, europe, Europe/Austria, Europe/France, Europe/Greece, Europe/Italy, Europe/Portugal, Europe/Russia, Europe/Spain, Europe/Switzerland, Europe/The Netherlands, Europe/United Kingdom, History, immigration, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Trade

States Are Doing a Terrible Job Enforcing Laws Meant to Protect Farmed Animals

February 13, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Lack of law enforcement leads to needless suffering for sentient beings.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Animal Rights, economy, Europe/Sweden, food, Law, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics

How a Community Collaborative in Arkansas Is Pioneering Solutions to Long-Standing Social Problems

January 11, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Sankofa Village Arkansas is building an “intentional community centering Black healing, liberation, and regeneration.”

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Africa/Ghana, Community, economy, Human Rights, interview, North America/United States of America, Opinion

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