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In the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, for the first time in our history, rather than conveying rights, the court explicitly took a constitutional right away from the American people.

Human rights organisations want the next UK government to seek assurances from the US that it will not pursue journalists publishing classified information

Amidst right-wing assaults on our rights and history, many deem it vital we remember those who confronted America's brutal racist legacy and declared, "We are not afraid."

Former FPIF columnist Conn Hallinan, who passed away on June 19 at the age of 81, wrote sharply and passionately about international issues for five decades.

A Review of “The Starmer Project: A Journey to the Right” by Oliver Eagleton, Verso Books 2022

We Africans have to value what we have more and what we are, to value culture, something that is not tangible and cannot be bought and sold, like money.

A middle class is not a normal thing, and if a country wants one it must be created by direct government intervention in the marketplace…

Elections are fundamentally about choosing coalitions, not just casting votes. While coalitions require compromise, the key is to make strategic concessions without abandoning core principles.

A Successful Experiment (1959), Boycotts Can Work (1959), Hospital Workers Win Big (1969), Malcolm X’s Last Stand (1964), Brilliance Gets Shafted (1954), Throwing Shade on Racism (1989), Hit the Road, Dictator (1944), Nazis Deadly Discipline (1934)

The world is drowning in plastic. Experts say we need to stop making so much. But the plastics industry peddling a "solution" that works like magic. Don't be fooled.