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News and analysis from, about, and explaining the world left today – West to East, South to North

A proposal for the WTO to waive intellectual-property rights on pandemic-related pharmaceuticals is still languishing due rich countries companies reaping monopoly profits. A public-health bill in Brazil points to a promising bottom-up solution.

Honduras now, Brazil soon... the Pink Tide is back! And the worldwide campaign to end violence against women

From Berlin housing referendum fight, three essential building blocks for success—targeting the broad middle of society, a plan to win, and precise political work—show the way forward

While abortion has long been aggressively criminalized in Brazil, in the past few years, anti-abortion zeal has reached a fever pitch. In response, abortion activist networks support and guide women through at-home procedures.

From Brazil: Deep thoughts on electoral politics and fighting fascism

Indigenous peoples in action on five continents! And more news and analysis from all over

Labor unrest, European elections, signs of a people's war in Myanmar, and a left perspective on vaxxing

COVID, Climate, and capitalism - the crises without borders

The media narrative on Cuba, what happens when Big Tech and governments collide, and more buzz