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If we are to lower food prices and support farmers,…
Land restoration is the key to a well-functioning food system, healthier nature and stable climate.In recent years, people everywhere have endured soaring foo
There is a measure of desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan
On Friday, US President Joe Biden outlined a ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza. The plan is comprised of three stages in which Israel and Hamas would negot
Mexico’s election: A victory for organised crime
On June 2, Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president. The 61-year-old scientist served as mayor of Mexico City from 2018 until 2023 and is t
On this year’s Global Day of Parents, I still long…
My country, Rwanda, has long enjoyed a reputation as a nation committed to advancing women’s rights and protecting families. This commitment, however, is deep
Dismantle the knowledge systems that enable genocide
When a book titled Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction, written by the British professor and historian Charles Townshend, was found by police near the pro-Pale
American progressives better learn what a feminist is
At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, American superstar Beyonce performed in front of a giant screen blazoned with the word “Feminist” in huge lettering. She
Open letter by Gaza academics and university administrators to the…
We have come together as Palestinian academics and staff of Gaza universities to affirm our existence, the existence of our colleagues and our students, and the
Big Pharma’s focus on profit is behind medicine shortages, superbug…
What happens when we run out of medicines? Medical authorities around the world are pondering this question as they struggle with shortages of a range of essent
Letter from ‘Kibbutz Israel’
In the wee hours of May 8, police officers in Washington, DC violently cleared the pro-Palestine encampment at George Washington University (GW) with the help o
Billionaire backlash shows the power of basic income
Last month, the US state of Iowa enacted a law banning local governments from adopting basic income programmes. This follows similar developments in Arkansas,
Is a rules-based international order truly possible?
ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders threaten to upend the established system of Western impunity.At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, which sought to cra
Remembering Palestinian journalist Amna Homaid
On April 24, Amna Homaid’s torn body lay in the rubble of a house in Shati camp, in the Western part of Gaza city, as rescuers tried to find survivors. An Isr
