NEW THIS WEEK! Ananya Maddipatla looks at how women in Moshi, Tanzania, navigate the challenges of making a living in a local tourist economy that "often [relies] on informal labor that keeps services cheap for visitors but precarious for locals." Click through for the full story. 👇

As millions in the Global South face the decision to flee their homelands in the face of catastrophic climate change, European asylum frameworks desperately need to be updated in order to meet the needs of climate refugees. Today we bring you the stories of some of those most directly affected. 👇

It was a pleasure to work on this piece and learn more about the generation of Spaniards who risked everything to take on the forces of fascist repression. I couldn't help but think of Woody Guthrie, as you'll see if you click through to read the full piece. ✊

Also this week, John Collins (@djleftover.bsky.social) reports from Spain on the launch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which seeks to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. “They are united in their oppression, they are united in their crimes, and we are united in our solidarity.”

NEW TODAY: Community members in Buffalo, NY heard sobering forecasts of how the so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill" will affect everything from health care access to community agriculture to fundamental social safety net programs. Our reporter @steveperazaphd.bsky.social was there to cover it. 👇

NEW TODAY! The August edition of our Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin, compiled by Teodora Hasegan, features news on important legal developments in Southeast Asia as well as reports on efforts to resist capitalist extraction around the world. 👇

NEW THIS WEEK! Axel Fair-Schulz reflects on the @socialismconference.org held last month in Chicago. “Another world is urgently necessary and possible. Events like the Socialism Conference compel us to confront this through political education and collective support, skill sharing, and debate.” 👇

“Abandoned homes were restored and given to refugee families; defunct businesses were reopened; local crafts were revived; and a community that had once been hollowed out was revitalized.” Carmen Critelli tells the inspiring story of Riace, a community where solidarity comes first. 👇

Must read of the day!

Check out the latest from @steveperazaphd.bsky.social over at @weavenews.bsky.social. He asks us to connect the dots that too many people would prefer not to connect in their own communities. 👇

It's important to hear from young people who are worried about how social media platforms are affecting them. That's why we highlighted in our "Voices" section this piece from a young author in Vermont (originally published by the Waterbury Roudabout). www.waterburyroundabout.org/opinion-arch...

New today: Tom Grotewohl reports on grassroots efforts to oppose public funding for a proposed copper mining project near Lake Superior. "None of us who live here can afford any more pollution than is already in the Lake from past mining.” (Charlotte Loonsfoot) www.weavenews.org/stories/2025...

📢 ‼️Ningún ser humano es ilegal‼️ Madrid hoy #StopRacismo #StopFascismo

Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.

Each month, Teodora Hasegan provides an overview of key news related to Indigenous people worldwide. In the May edition of her newsletter, you'll find some hopeful news from the Amazon as well as coverage of important discussions happening at the UN. Check through to view all the details! 👇

Also this week, we published the latest issue of our colleague Teodora Hasegan's Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin featuring stories about Indigenous struggles from the Arctic to the Amazon. A great way to get up to speed on the issues! 👇 www.weavenews.org/stories/2025...

Hello, Bluesky!! We are a collective of academics who are standing up for higher education. Join us: www.wearehighered.org

Parkas are the new pith helmets.

“Seb’s journey is no ordinary bike ride. So far, he has cycled over 4,346 kilometers, leaving their home in Amsterdam with a mission: to fight against borders.” NEW THIS WEEK: Join Carmen Critelli to learn about one cyclist's mission to challenge borders and the privileges associated with them. 👇

My latest translation for @weavenews.bsky.social - an important and critical perspective from Spain.

How could a Social Housing Development Authority address chronic issues of housing affordability & racial segregation in Buffalo? As part of his social housing series, Steve Peraza sat down with a local activist to explore the idea. Give Steve a follow (@steveperazaphd.bsky.social) & check it out! 👇

Novedad de hoy en nuestro blog en español, El Tejido: análisis esencial de la periodista española Olga Rodríguez en El Diario. www.weavenews.org/el-tejido "Desde Eisenhower hasta hoy todos los presidentes de EEUU han pedido a los países de la OTAN más gasto militar."

"War on war" Mural by radical street art collective Black Lines in Paris, France

The Palestinian-Israeli film "No Other Land" has won the Oscar for best documentary feature at this year's Academy Awards. Watch our interviews with two of the co-directors. Basel Adra: www.democracynow.org/2025/2/18/ba... Yuval Abraham: www.democracynow.org/2024/4/5/no_...

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My latest over at Weave News (@weavenews.bsky.social): Premesh Lalu drops some serious knowledge about how the project of apartheid in South Africa connects with the current global wave of authoritarianism and "anarcho-capitalism" - and how this knowledge can help us chart a better course.

Campus police across the US are using Israeli surveillance technologies in their crackdowns on student protest. truthout.org/articles/cam...

📣 New today! The latest from @steveperazaphd.bsky.social, who writes about a bill in the New York State Senate that "has the potential to democratize housing across the state and to make a significant and long-lasting impact in the areas of housing and economic justice.” Read all about it! 👇

RIP to an absolute legend. I never had the chance to see The Jam play live, and my life is infinitely poorer for it. If you haven't listened to their music, you need to remedy that.

My latest piece at @thenation.com takes issue with the conventional wisdom that the Dems don't know how to fight Musk's GOP brownshirts effectively. They know how. We know this because they've been waging that kind of ruthless fight against the left for 25 years. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Why does grassroots journalism matter? Because justice matters. Because people's voices matter. Because corporate and establishment media will mostly often ignore these kinds of stories. All respect to Basel Adra for his courageous reporting and to @972mag.bsky.social for amplifying it.

For more context, see our earlier piece about the work that Justin Lumoo Paluku and others are doing in Goma under tremendously difficult circumstances. Please consider sending a statement of support (see link in story above)!

How do you take care of community gardens in a war zone? Just ask the courageous activists in Goma (DRC), which was recently taken by M23 rebels and the Rwandan army. We are calling on all water and earth guardians around the world to show their support and stand in solidarity with the IPPE! 👇

Excited to be writing about music again! In this case, the subject is an almost impossibly powerful record by post-punk legends For Against. Published today by @popmatters.bsky.social. "Make sure you find a big enough place to hide."

At least $12 *trillion* from global oligarchs is hidden offshore in secret tax havens worldwide. And it is headquartered right here in the USA. Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.

Google has removed from its Responsible AI principles a commitment to not use artificial intelligence to develop technologies that could cause “overall harm,” including weapons and surveillance.

seeing takes about the aid institutions and their role in imperialism. correct. If someone said "investor-owned hospitals exploit the vulnerable to benefit shareholders" I'd nod. If their followup was "and that's why I'm turning off your mom's dialysis machine" I'd...have some followup questions

Watching that Tiny Desk Concert is what made me a fan of Chappell Roan but hey, have y'all considered maybe doing a little bit of reporting on the dismantling of democracy that is happening right now in the United States?

it's not the first time trump has shown support for right wing ethnonationalist groups in south africa. in 2018, he called for an investigation into (extremely false!) claims that white south africans were being murdered en masse. except now he's cutting off foreign aid over it.

trump is over on truth social posting about the plight of the white south african farmer, i wonder who is filling his head with nonsense about white genocide!! truly a mystery.

This is brilliant and should be read by everyone.

Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

NPR getting deservedly roasted in the comments here.

It occurs to me, for no reason in particular, that I should put this starter pack back in circulation go.bsky.app/3h6n3YC

What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv

Trump wants Greenland. But what does Greenland want? “There is no such thing as a better colonizer." grist.org/global-indig... #Greenland #indigenous #Denmark #Trump #Climate

if you haven't learned about the imperial boomerang today's as good a day as any

It's unfortunate that we've allowed our public media to become so dependent on commercial support, but that's obviously not what this investigation is about. Chairman Carr, Trump's apparatchik at the FCC, is simply trying to further weaken and pressure our public media into submission.