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How Human Ecology Shapes Social Democracy
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 9:21 am | Independent Media Institute
Human ecology offers a framework for understanding how social systems in Nordic countries and New York shape participation, trust, and collective well-being. More >>
Understanding News Fatigue—and How To Stay Informed Without Overload
Saturday, 2 May 2026, 9:41 pm | Independent Media Institute
Constant exposure to headlines can take a psychological toll. Here’s why it happens and how readers can stay informed without becoming overwhelmed. More >>
What Happens To Maritime Order After The Iran War?
Friday, 24 April 2026, 1:29 pm | Independent Media Institute
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continues to test U.S. control over global sea lanes, after several prior shocks. Washington’s wavering commitment carries implications for China and the broader international system. More >>
Democracy Depends On Broad-Based Taxation—History Is Clear About That
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 9:31 am | Independent Media Institute
Taxation is not just a source of revenue; it underpins a social contract. Taxes formalize mutual obligations between governments and those they govern; they undergird trust. More >>
From Latin America To Iran, U.S.–Vatican Tensions Enter A New Phase
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 7:55 pm | Independent Media Institute
Recent crises are exposing deeper fractures in a relationship shaped by more than two centuries of cooperation, suspicion, and rivalry. More >>
Guatemala's Ongoing Memory Battles
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 7:14 pm | Independent Media Institute
For over ten years, Angélica Macario has sought to preserve the archive of the Council for Ethnic Community Runujel Junam in a struggle to keep the memory of the genocide alive. More >>
Arkeopolitics: Reframing Human History From Scratch
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 7:11 pm | Independent Media Institute
By integrating the order beneath with the order above, we can finally stop treating “the past as a foreign country” and recognize it as our most vital pool of experience for the road ahead. More >>
Why Capitalism Relies On Nature And Care Work It Does Not Pay For
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 8:10 pm | Independent Media Institute
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions & undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems. More >>
How Flawed Are Weapons Estimates?
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 9:08 pm | Independent Media Institute
As munitions grew in number and complexity, reported figures have often misled the public. In modern conflicts, many of these figures are little more than fiction. More >>
How Environmental Laws Are Shifting The Focus From Humans To Nature
Monday, 30 March 2026, 8:52 pm | Independent Media Institute
Environmental laws are evolving from prioritizing human benefits to recognizing nature’s intrinsic rights; this is reflected in the small but growing number of countries that grant legal personhood to natural entities. More >>
Barbecue, Empire, And Haiti’s Child Soldiers
Monday, 30 March 2026, 8:49 pm | Independent Media Institute
Haiti’s gang coalition Viv Ansanm is powered by thousands of child combatants drawn by hunger, displacement, and a century of foreign intervention. More >>
How Will Trump’s Supporters React To Seeing School Vouchers Program Increase Chinese Influence?
Monday, 30 March 2026, 8:42 pm | Independent Media Institute
School choice advocates calling the federal voucher program “free money” may be underestimating its political costs. More >>
How Microplastics Threaten Marine Ecosystems And The Food Chain
Monday, 30 March 2026, 8:39 pm | Independent Media Institute
Microplastics are pervasive pollutants that accumulate in marine ecosystems and enter the human food chain. More >>
Why Climate Change Legislation Hits A Wall In Washington D.C.
Monday, 30 March 2026, 8:37 pm | Independent Media Institute
Decades of political battles, shifting public opinion, and evolving advocacy strategies shaped the path of U.S. climate policy from early scientific warnings to major federal investment. More >>
How A British Overseas Territory Became The Largest Holder Of U.S. Debt
Sunday, 22 March 2026, 6:22 pm | Independent Media Institute
The Cayman Islands sits at the heart of a network of British financial jurisdictions. Together, they manage trillions in assets, influencing global capital flows and investment networks. More >>
Boomerangs Of Empire: Latin America As Colonial Laboratory
Sunday, 22 March 2026, 6:17 pm | Independent Media Institute
This special issue of the NACLA Report traces the returning and disseminating violence that is shaping the Americas today, from border militarization to algorithmic surveillance and the criminalization of dissent. More >>
Scale Raises The Ceiling, But Fiscal Foundations Determine Whether Autocracy Or Democracy Prevails
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10:09 pm | Independent Media Institute
Democracy has emerged through multiple pathways and has sustained under diverse historical conditions—and that its durability has depended not just on shared norms or formal institutions, but on the fiscal systems that underwrite them. More >>
How These Oil Workers Claimed Their Power
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 9:09 pm | Independent Media Institute
As Bryan Goode and his coworkers prepare to negotiate their first contract, they look with confidence to the future, knowing that all of us in the USW—850,000 strong—will support them every step of the way. More >>
How Informal Caregivers Use Storytelling To Build Community And Influence Policy
Monday, 16 March 2026, 2:04 pm | Independent Media Institute
Sharing caregiving experiences helps people feel less alone, builds community, and strengthens the movement for better support and policy. More >>
War With Iran To Test China’s Energy Security
Sunday, 15 March 2026, 7:45 pm | Independent Media Institute
U.S. military action is disrupting key energy suppliers, putting China’s reliance on foreign sources to the test. Even as Beijing strengthens domestic capacity and diversifies imports, the crisis exposes the limits of its energy strategy. More >>
