The age of discontent: What drives the rising wave of world protests?
Article / 22nd December 2021New research shows that global protests are rising and have much in common – asking for no more than established human rights. By Walden Bello and Isabel Ortiz.
Fossil fuelled foreign policy: Why COP26 flopped
Article / 7th December 2021With continuing hypocrisy and obstructionism by governments of major countries at global climate talks, humanity’s best hope lies in the social movements of the most marginalized, writes Basav Sen for FPIF.
Civil society blasts lack of progress at Cop26 during final day
Article / 16th November 2021Activists and civil society representatives have accused rich nations at COP26 of a “shameful” lack of ambition. Reported by Leftfootforward.org
Global manifesto for public services
Article / 26th October 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has cast into stark relief the consequences of decades of privatisation and commercialisation of essential public services. Join the growing movement to build public services as part of a just recovery.
Climate justice means debt justice
Article / 14th October 2021A climate debt is owed. It is owed by the richest countries, whose carbon emissions—through centuries of industrialisation made possible by colonial extraction—have been the principal cause of the climate crisis.