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Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?

May 31, 2025 By Independent Media Institute Leave a Comment

China’s state-run social credit system has drawn global attention for years, but other versions are actively spreading. These systems increasingly shape the behavior and outcomes of citizens’ lives, often without their knowledge.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia, Asia/China, Asia/Japan, Asia/South Korea, economy, europe, Europe/Italy, Europe/United Kingdom, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Oceania/Australia, Oceania/New Zealand, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Tech

Trump is Trying to Reverse the New Deal

May 24, 2025 By Richard Wolff Leave a Comment

After the end of World War II, the U.S. employer class—the capitalists—faced overlapping threats, both domestic and foreign. On the domestic side, a coalition of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), two socialist parties, and a communist party had grown large and powerful during the 1930s Great Depression.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia/China, Asia/Japan, economy, Europe/France, Europe/Germany, Europe/Italy, Europe/Russia, Europe/United Kingdom, History, Labor, North America/Canada, North America/Mexico, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Time-Sensitive, Trump

United Steelworkers Lead Mobilization Drive as American Unions Face Growing Vulnerability

May 10, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia/China, Asia/Japan, Democratic Party, economy, Europe/United Kingdom, Labor, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Time-Sensitive

Imagine You Are a Poor Nation, Trapped by Debt and Strangled by Climate Change—What Are Your Options?

May 10, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Climate change, debt, and development have a caustic relationship, hindering economic justice and national advancement, but solutions exist.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Africa, Africa/Nigeria, Asia/China, Asia/Indonesia, Asia/South Korea, Climate Change, economy, environment, europe, Europe/France, Europe/Germany, Europe/United Kingdom, North America/Barbados, North America/United States of America, Opinion, social justice, South America/Argentina, South America/Chile, South America/Ecuador, United Nations

One Problem With Edibles: Dogs Sometimes Eat Them

April 6, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

As marijuana use grows, accidental intoxication in animals is becoming more common, raising questions about safety, regulation, and the need for better research.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Animal Rights, Asia/India, book, Drug Policy, Drugs, Drugs/Marijuana, Europe/Greece, Europe/Russia, Europe/United Kingdom, Health care, North America/United States of America, Opinion

First, They Came for the Venezuelans

March 29, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Trump is turning deportation into a weapon of mass destruction. None of us—undocumented immigrants, people with papers, naturalized citizens, or native-born citizens—are safe.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia, Central America/El Salvador, Democratic Party, europe, Europe/Germany, Europe/United Kingdom, GOP/Right Wing, Human Rights, immigration, Middle East/Israel, Middle East/Palestine, news, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, South America/Venezuela, Time-Sensitive, Trump

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

How the Built Environment Is Damaging Children’s Connection to Nature

November 3, 2024 By Independent Media Institute

Profit-driven urban development has disconnected us—particularly children—from the wilderness. The effects are unhealthy.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Asia, Asia/China, Asia/Singapore, book, environment, Europe/United Kingdom, North America, North America/United States of America, Opinion

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