Common grievance
Guy Standing shares with The Mint his uncommon understanding of a fundamental political issue that pervades history to the present day. When Guy Standing speaks about the commons, he doesn’t …
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The nurture nature argument
Samantha Power directs the think-and-do tank, the BioFi Collective, which seeks to reimagine how capital flows can nurture ecosystems and cultures. The Mint spoke with Power about her critique of …
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Fear economy
Lynne Davis argues that only solidarity can break its grip. On my worldly adventures – perhaps born more of curiosity than any grand trends – I am meeting more and …
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All together now
Dil Green identifies what’s needed for commoning to keep the beat. Commons is a term which gets bandied about – sometimes very loosely, on other occasions rather specifically. I try …
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A few too many?
Is it time to call time on pub closures in the UK? J Mark Dodds warns that we are losing more than our place at the bar. Once the heart …
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Bioeconomically speaking
Sofia Casas warns of another shade of greenwash. With COP-30 approaching this November in Belém – in the heart of the Amazon – the term “bioeconomy” has become a powerful …
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Waves of old ways
David Barkin looks at the swell of ancestral community measures across the Global South to address climate change issues. On a cool evening in Oaxaca, Mexico, the town’s plaza fills …
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Indigenous group in Brazil takes TikTok to court over planned data center
TikTok is investing in a $10 billion data center in Brazil’s northeast. Indigenous people who claim the allocated land say they were not consulted on the project. Brazil aims to …
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Puerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow
The rats scurried into the shed. Flinching at the sound of a horde of tiny claws scratching at the ground, Migdalia Mass Llorens kept vigil over her sleeping family huddled …
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In Philippines, Indigenous peoples and advocates launch Defend Mindoro campaign against state abuses
On July 26, the Defend Mindoro campaign was launched in Quezon City to amplify the voices of Mindoreños resisting intensifying militarization, red-tagging, aerial bombings, and the seizure of ancestral lands …
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