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Peacemaking Is Power Politics Again

The post-Cold War model of institutionalized peacemaking has waned. But influential capitals are still looking to end and avoid conflicts.

Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia between the superpowers

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim joins Sreenivasan Jain on justice, trade, and a middle power holding superpowers to account.

'People I've taught have crossed over to the dark side. The money is very tempting'

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A family of five, each with a distinct passion – from hacking to Israeli-Palestinian peace – and a lighting and sound technician who has found a wa...

Israel, Gaza and the future of US power

Congressman Ro Khanna joins Sreenivasan Jain.

The New Physics of Power

It doesn’t take much for small powers to gain a big advantage over the powerful.

You can change the world

It is easy to feel powerless when politics is failing, inequality is growing, and the climate crisis is accelerating. But ordinary people can change the Read the full article...

Israel’s influence industry in the US

Abdul El-Sayed's hardline campaign exposes a party, a media ecosystem and a debate over Israel in the US.

Power play: The officials strike back

The Fight for International Justice Continues

Despite setbacks, the powerful can still be held to account for their crimes.

Power, Pockets, And Politics

Just as the last mughal emperors were described as "pleasure lovers" similary politicians nowadays can be said the same. The task of governance and representative of people is seco...

When Power Defines Morality

Sovereignty and the Politics of Interpretation in the Modern World OrderContinue reading on Medium »

How People Without Formal Power Gain Influence

<p>A conversation with author and entrepreneur Pamela Meyer on five ways executives can indirectly assert themselves.</p>

The Political Economy of Palestine (with Hussein Aboubakr Mansour)

Most discourses about Israel or Palestine are morality plays of good guys vs bad guys. Egyptian-born Hussein Aboubakr Mansour takes a different approach, seeing the conflict as a s...

Power Play: A new hope for renewable electricity

In the second instalment of our latest Who Benefits series, we delve into the direct connection between the electricity industry, politicians and government officials The post Powe...

Zhou Bo: China’s alternative to Western power

Senior Colonel Zhou Bo and Sreenivasan Jain discuss China's vision of a fairer, multipolar world and work towards that.

Flucht nach Europa über Ceuta: Mächtige Feinde

Sánchez ist der letzte Linke an der Spitze eines großen EU-Landes. Ging es den Mächtigen beim Massenansturm auf Ceuta eher um ihn als um die Flüchtenden? mehr...

The people who live in cities must have a say in how they are shaped: Notes from the Common City Conference

Urban growth in Africa comes with falls on the poorest residents: forced evictions, informal settlements razed for redevelopment projects, with no consultation of the people who li...

Activist Alert

“Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.” — Paulo Freire  … Continue reading →

People Want to Be Heard

Sarah Stillman is a staff writer at The New Yorker and one of the most decorated investigative reporters of her generation. She has won several National Magazine Awards, the Pulitz...

Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power?

Jeet Heer, Katrina vanden Heuvel A vital discussion on the state of the Israel lobby. The post Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? appeared first on The Nation.

'It was a ticking bomb': Inside Israel's most unconfortable dialogue

A Haredi journalist, a Palestinian civic leader from Nazareth and a religious-Zionist philosopher describe what happened when TEMA put them in the same room.

Fight The Power: Communities Of Color Must Reject Systemic Environmental Damage Or Face The Consequences

It’s a case that underscores the significant compensation available when environmental negligence harms underserved communities. Ben Crump, founder and president of Ben Crump Law P...

The Moral Poverty of the Rich and Powerful

Poverty in the United States isn’t a sin of the individual. It’s the sin of a system. The post The Moral Poverty of the Rich and Powerful appeared first on The Good Men Project.