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Universal Basic Income is a game changer for writers. Come march with us for it!
For many decades now, the United States has been a very hard and inhospitable place to be a writer—there is virtually no support for our craft, despite the importance of having a populace that knows how to write. Many writers…
The fightback against Facebook is getting stronger
Leighton Andrews, Cardiff University for The Conversation Facebook leader Mark Zuckerberg recently took the unusual step of visiting lawmakers in Washington, including President Donald Trump in the White House. The reason? Congress’s anti-trust sub-committee has started demanding documents from Facebook…
How South Africa forced Gandhi to reckon with racism and imperialism
Born 150 years ago, Gandhi’s perceptions about human sensibilities, social power and political truths began their transformation not in India, but South Africa. Mary Elizabeth King October 1, 2019 Born 150 years ago this week, Mohandas K. Gandhi was a…
Historic immigration vote at Labour Conference represents sea change in attitudes among UK labour movement
Mohamed Elmaazi examines how the Labour Party Conference’s historic pledges on immigration mark a significant departure from the racism and xenophobia which was deeply entrenched in parts of the UK labour movement over the past century. This article is published…
The Robots Are Not Coming
By Alex Howlett If you follow technology, you could be forgiven for believing that humanity is standing the precipice of a robot apocalypse. It’s only a matter of time before automation eliminates so many jobs that humans will simply no…
China’s Miracle – as seen by the official China itself
Editor’s note: TFF wants to let you hear how the official China looks upon itself and its achievements, particularly since the country celebrates its 79th Anniversary on October 1, 2019. Jan Oberg, editor of The Transnational The reason is that you…
Big pharma’s rising prices mean doing nothing is not an option
We have the tools to tackle big pharma’s high prices. Labour has shown it’s prepared to use them. Heidi Chow for openDemocracy 30 September 2019 Expensive medicines are a growing problem the world over and for too long big pharma…
The 2nd World March for Peace and Nonviolence begins tomorrow, International Nonviolence Day
Ten years after the 1ª World March our organization returns to continue reaching more people The 2nd WM begins in Madrid on 2 October, 2019, International Day of Nonviolence, ten years after the 1ªMM. It will leave in the direction of Africa, North…
The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons premiered in Kyoto, Japan
On the 29th of September, during the public symposium: “Advancing to the ideal of a world free of nuclear weapons and wars” organised by Pugwash Japan, Religions for Peace Japan, the Nagasaki University Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, and…
Basic income is paving a path to freedom in Kenya
Kenya is running the world’s most ambitious basic income pilot yet, but will its results be enough to forge a whole new approach to poverty reduction? Caroline Teti for openDemocracy 30 September 2019 Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: Tell us a…
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