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U.S. officials are trying to preserve a truce that has reduced violence and created the possibility for a negotiated settlement to the war.

Workers vs neoliberalism — it's happening everywhere

To ensure that finance aligns with the climate crisis, we need a far-reaching mobilization plan akin to the Marshall Plan following World War II, which helped restore economies devastated by the conflict.

As the world churns... news and analysis from all over

Fortunately, there is another way―one that major thinkers and even, at times, national governments have promoted. And that is strengthened global governance.

World-changing events as masses vote and hit the streets

The only just future for my home is not statehood, but full independence from the United States. But the future of a free Puerto Rico doesn’t need to be utopian, or easy, to be just.

Socialist politics, a displaced feature of the international scene

The problem of mercenary operations seems unlikely to be solved without a substantial strengthening of international security institutions, among them the United Nations. Are the nations of the world willing to take this step?

Opportunism in relation to human rights is not a path to peace and justice in our tormented world, which depends on cooperation and multilateralism, and rejects efforts to split the world into a self-righteous struggle between good and evil.