70 Years Since Bandung: Building Global Solidarity for Food Sovereignty

Often referred to as a pivotal point in the process of decolonization, the 1955 ‘Bandung Conference’ in Indonesia brought together the heads of government of twenty-nine African and Asian countries. On April 29th, Serikat Petani Indonesia held an online public discussion to commemorate this historic conference and its relevance today—especially for global food sovereignty movements.

Indigenous forest stewards watch over one of the world’s rarest raptors

The Philippine eagle is considered one of the world’s rarest birds of prey, with roughly 400 breeding pairs left in the wild. Amid ongoing threats from logging and hunting, Indigenous forest rangers are helping conservationists protect the species’ nests and habitat, Mongabay contributor Bong S. Sarmiento reported last year.

Is rising CO2 really bad for the world’s drylands? Mongabay podcast probes

Increased carbon dioxide emissions since industrialization have accelerated climate change, and its widespread negative impacts have been reported worldwide. But the rising concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are also making some parts of our planet greener in what’s called the CO2 fertilization effect.

Villagers in Sumatra bring ancient forest flavors back to the table

Nurul Nazipah’s favorite dish to cook is one that involves going into the Muaro Jambi forest to pick from among 120 different types of herbs and edible greens that grow wild. To the untrained eye, they could be weeds in the Sumatran forest, but to Nazipah each one has its own identity.

Indonesia new capital yet to spark electricity for low-income neighbors on Borneo

RANGAN, Indonesia — Every night for three decades, Marwati would worry about snakes crawling out of the walls of her house near the east coast of Borneo. Today, a small rooftop solar panel powers a 3-watt bulb, illuminating the interior of her timber home in a reassuring glow.

Five "I"s for a city beyond policing: a message to defense groups in Minneapolis

An article from the Workers Defense Alliance advising armed self-defense groups that sprung up in Minneapolis after the 2020 George Floyd protests and riots saw police retreat from certain neighborhoods. Originally posted: August 27, 2020 at Workers Defense Alliance

Signs of hope as elephant seals rebound from avian flu in remote Chilean fjord

Year after year, a colony of elephant seals arrives in Jackson Bay, on the islands of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Chile, to molt and breed. However, in 2023, an outbreak of avian flu devastated the region, and the colony’s population dropped by half.

Karl Korsch and the Lost Futures of European Marxism

Karl Korsch was one of the most brilliant figures of interwar German Marxist culture before it was shattered by the rise of Nazism. His death in 1961 came just before the New Left began to rediscover his contribution to Marxist theory.