Madhuresh Kumar
How do you imagine a regional future that honours people’s dignity when states fail to do so?Alternative regionalism is not an abstract ideal; it is already unfolding in fragments across Southeast Asia. MASSA (Movement for Alternatives and …
Halwest Karim
Originally published by Local Futures.
Farming in the mountains and plains of Kurdistan has always been more than a way to feed families; it is a way of life, a form of resistance, a connection to land …
Miloon Kothari
While the Indian government is yet to announce its position on the latest developments concerning the Kurdish people, steps can be taken at the people to people level to support them.
Originally published by The New Indian Express…
Miho Soon
Originally Published by The Post Growth Institute on 19 November 2024.
To offer a meaningful alternative economic system, I believe it is essential that we engage with what we dream of as ‘good lives ‘— the diverging stories, …
Dario Casalini
The fast fashion industry is a significant contributor to the accelerating climate, nature, and pollution crises. Dario Casalini, founder of the Slow Fiber network, offers an alternative to the unsustainable economic model that has proliferated ecologically destructive practices …
An interview with sociologist Alexandrina Vanke by Mitja Stefancic
Mitja Stefancic interviews Dr. Alexandrina Vanke, author of The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia, about the motivation behind writing this book, why the concept of ‘class’ is understood …
Fausto Corvino
In the lead-up to COP29, Fausto Corvino emphasized the need for a paradigm shift within the international climate negotiations to ensure that the global rich bear a greater responsibility for climate finance. In this follow-up article, he …
Alberto Acosta and Enrique Viale
In the lead up to the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia, Alberto Acosta and Enrique Viale reflect on the need for a new ethic to reorganize life on the planet, one in which …
Quincy Saul
In this article, Quincy Saul shares snippets of his experiences at the World Social Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal. He highlights the moments and movements – on democracy, food justice, and protecting river ecosystems – that have inspired him. …
Salimah Valiani
In the mid-1970s, at the height of the Cold War, and following the victory of the Vietnamese people over US world hegemony, The Green Book was published in Africa. Muammar al-Qadaffi’s Green Book offered what he termed “the …
Caroline Shenaz Hossein and Natalie Holmes
Susu is a centuries-old financial system in Ghana. A type of rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA), it’s one of a number of informal, collective financial institutions practiced across West Africa. For their study, …
Review of Hope in Hopeless Times by John Holloway, Pluto Press, October 2022 – https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347363/hope-in-hopeless-times/
Anitra Nelson
Two books arguing that we need to go beyond money to achieve postcapitalism were published by Pluto Press last year (2022). The most …