Mathani Ahmed writes for the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN): In fragile, conflict-ridden states like Sudan, environmental harm is a byproduct of the economic strategies. When companies or state-linked entities avoid the high costs of treating industrial pollution or waste, their saved money eventually acts as an unreported subsidy that journalists can trace to understand why pollution is permitted to continue.

In the first installment of her mini-series, Defending the Defenders: The Global Rise of Legalized Repression, Gaia Guatri examines how repression is evolving to encompass lawfare, judicial harassment, detention, and other forms of “legal containment.”

The story of one Buffalo family reveals the value of consumer directed personal assistance programs, both for care receivers and for public health more broadly.

In January 2026, a flagship report by UN researchers disclosed that the world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’. Mariam Waqar Khattak analyzes the implications.

The death of a far-right French activist had immediate repercussions at a university where students use public space to support Palestinian liberation, gender equality, and other struggles.

Carmen Critelli reports that the recent spike in deaths of people on the move off the southwestern coast of Italy exposes the intersection of climate instability, migration routes across the Mediterranean, and the policies that govern Europe’s borders.

This month’s bulletin spotlights ongoing struggles over water and land rights as well as important new initiatives to promote and expand Indigenous reporting projects.

Behind every completed task is a story of a struggle, persistence, and pain, writes Mariam Mushtaha for We Are Not Numbers.

In a place where rivers are born and the jungle sets the pace of existence, the story of Luz Mery Panche Chocué reveals the paths of resistance and continuity of Indigenous peoples beyond their original territories.

“When you interview people, you have to tell them, you know, the job is $18.60 per hour, but I can't guarantee you'll get paid on time, even though I'll do my best to advocate for you,” says Renee Christian. “How are you going to get anybody to work?”

In northern Mexico, a powerful dialogue among researchers and local brickmakers points the way toward a transition that can improve public health and address a “generational injustice.”

The framework of food sovereignty remains a powerful alternative to an agribusiness food system that is fueling the climate crisis, writes Adam Termote.

This month’s bulletin spotlights stories revealing how unevenly Indigenous rights, sovereignty, and voices are respected in both national and transnational contexts.

John Collins surveys some of the key perspectives within an ongoing dialogue about the present and future of Spain’s perpetually fragmented Left. Is a change on the horizon?

AI-generated images, gendered disinformation, and harmful narratives were used to target Ugandan women politicians.

Gabriel Rufián’s surprising call for new thinking among Spain’s leftist parties seeks to change the conversation and spark a unified struggle against the far right. Will it work?

Spearheaded by the Community Action Organization, the program seeks to address chronic poverty in the city - but as Steve Peraza writes, the prevalence of precarious, low-wage jobs constitutes a formidable barrier.

Constituents of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives appeal for global solidarity to defend the Rojava revolution.

In Putumayo, one of the departments of the Colombian Amazon, she is part of a social movement that opposes multinational extractivism.