by Pamela Ferdinand
Babies may consume millions of microplastics and traces of harmful chemicals through infant formula, plastic bottles, and other feeding products, according to a scientific review.by Carla Cardenas
The Xukuru do Ororubá people in Brazil are restoring degraded forests, reviving springs and protecting biodiversity through ancestral knowledge and traditional agriculture. Their work highlights the connection between ecological restoration, Indigenous rights and community governance. As governments meet for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) in Armenia, concerns are growing that existing protections for Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant peoples and local communities could be weakened. Negotiations will shape recognition of community-managed territories, free, prior and informed consent, and equitable access to biodiversity finance. Effective conservation requires strengthening the rights and leadership of communities that have protected ecosystems forgenerations.by Andrew Burleson
Urban life is about more than walkable streets. Andrew Burleson argues that its defining quality is connectedness: the social fabric linking homes, shops, schools, public spaces and everyday activities. In car-dependent suburbs, journeys often pass through spaces that discourage interaction, leaving destinations isolated from one another. In connected neighbourhoods, streets become shared social spaces where residents encounter neighbours, discover local events and build relationships. Children gain greater independence, while communities become stronger. Walkability, Burleson suggests, is not the cause of vibrant urban life but an outcome of connected places where people can participate in the life around them.by Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner
Between smiles and a handshake, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez thanked US President Donald Trump for “supporting the country’s return to multilateral forums,” following a face-to-face meeting on September 22 that she called “historic.”by Daniela Pastrana
The expansion of the far right in Latin America is giving continental form to Project 2025—the anti-democratic Republican plan drafted by the Heritage Foundation with the support of more than 100 Christian nationalist organizations in the United States and various officials close to Donald Trump.by Resumen Latinoamericano
Dozens of people were injured and arrested, and journalists, photographers, and cameramen were attacked—this was the outcome on Thursday of one of the most brutal crackdowns ever seen in this capital, aimed at preventing the fifth massive march of students, teachers, university workers, and educators from reaching the Plaza del Congreso de la Nación. The marchers were demanding the budget rightfully allocated to public universities—a debt that judges, in more than four rulings, had ordered President Javier Milei’s government to pay.by Thomas Klikauer
Germany’s automotive crisis is accelerating a shift from civilian production to armaments, as corporations seek new sources of profit and the government expands military spending. Thomas Klikauer examines how companies such as Audi, Rheinmetall and other manufacturers are redirecting resources and workers towards the arms industry while layoffs and plant closures threaten jobs. He argues that the crisis reflects managerial failures and technological stagnation rather than a lack of resources. The article calls for investment in electric mobility, public transport, research and employment security, warning against turning Germany’s industrial base into an engine of militarisation and military conflict.by Eusi Kwayana
In 1974 a new opposition group was formed, the Working People's Alliance (WPA). Besides Kwayana, its leading figures included Walter Rodney, an internationally known writer and political activist who was assassinated in June 1980, presumably by supporters of the Burnham regime. Though WPA members and leaders were often victimized by police repression, the WPA emerged as one of the most active left-wing organizations in the country.by Phil Pasquini
Thousands of Italian students and teachers join a growing European protest movement, challenging Giorgia Meloni's education policies and demanding investment in schools instead of militarization.by Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
Artificial intelligence and hyperscale data center buildout constitute a new front of environmental racism and a project to optimize white supremacy, with Black communities targeted as sacrifice zones.It is not acceptable for us or anyone to tell Ukrainians how they should exist in order for us to say no to Russian imperialism.
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Feminists who stand up against all imperialisms.
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