Venezuela accelerates land reform

Since the beginning of 2011, over 2.7 million acres have been rescued from large landowners and redistributed to small farmers or turned into cooperatives

What went wrong with 'real socialism'?

An important new book examines what went wrong with 20th Century socialism, why it went wrong, and how we could avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future.

Walmart pumps millions into ocean greenwashing

West Coast fishermen are calling for a boycott of the world's biggest retailer, which in one year put over $71 million into plans to privatize fisheries for the benefit of giant corporations

AlGoreRhythm

Translating climate science into music

Latin American rural groups urge united action against capital

Peasant communities, indigenous peoples and afro-descendants are today the greatest bastion of rebellion and resistance across the world. Against the looting by capital and empire! For land and sovereignty of our peoples! No socialism without...

Ecuador's president responds to 'leftist' critics

Those who oppose any use of natural resources would condemn our people to perpetual poverty. What's needed is not a ban on development, but a democratic effort to use the country's wealth to benefit the people and the environment

Climate change exposes New York's deep class divide

Hurricane Sandy and the suffering it has caused are intimately related to the business that the dark towers of Lower Manhattan symbolize. In the hardest hit areas, Occupy activists are organizing grassroots relief efforts

World's small farmers meet to promote agroecology

La Via Campesina meeting brings together educators and schools to continue their efforts to promote farming methods that protect nature and empower women and peasants around the world