Portside

The debate over climate crisis, and more news and analysis from the Mideast, Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America

The anarchist philosopher Peter Kropotkin, writing in 1902, called Mutual Aid "the conscience — be it only at the stage of an instinct — of human solidarity." This new book offers insight into how that idea can live in today's world.

The problem for many Americans isn’t getting a job, it’s getting enough hours at decent wages. Our topline numbers obscure that reality.

Civil rights advocates worry that moves to fight far-right extremism will be used against communities of color and leftwing activists

One-time presidential hopeful faces backlash over op-ed saying BDS movement 'rooted in antisemitic thought and history'

The United States government has only one responsibility and that is to support Puerto Rico’s right to self-determination. No political leader in the United States has the right to determine what is right for Puerto Rico.

Senator Bernie Sanders says the widespread suffering caused by the pandemic-induced economic crisis has made it “morally imperative” to increase the US’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Based on the bestselling novel, Netflix’s The White Tiger is a wry, blistering critique of inequality in India — and elsewhere.

The Capitol rampage turns the media world upside down

Because of Portside, a lot of people who are determined to make their own history will have the tools to do it -- the emotional sustenance, the information, the analysis, the connections -- to meet the extraordinary situation we all confront.