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Ten progressive proposals that could raise $9.4 trillion a year – enough to pay for the pandemic, the Sustainable Development Goals, a just climate transition and reparations for slavery.
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Dear reader,
Whether it’s rehousing millions of displaced people in Bangladesh, or injecting trillions into the global economy to keep things afloat during the pandemic, the costs of these crises will continue to mount. As the debts rise, many will be asking, “Who is going to pay for all this?”
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In this report Ben Tippet answers this question by bringing together ten progressive proposals that could raise $9.4 trillion a year – enough to pay for the pandemic, the Sustainable Development Goals, a just climate transition and reparations for slavery.
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This report examines the expansion of walls built by a growing number of states, the underlying causes of the emergence of a global apartheid, and the corporations that are seeking to profit. As well as providing a global overview of border walls, the report looks at seven case studies: Australia, India, Israel, Mexico–Guatemala, Spain, Syria and Western Sahara.
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This is the Municipalist Manifesto for building energy democracy and energy sovereignty locally, presented to you by the Catalan Network for Energy Sovereignty (Xse) and the Transnational Institute. The Municipalist Manifesto aims to be a tool that can be used as a guide by (municipalist) citizens platform, municipal councils and opposition parties, organisations and collectives, and any person who wishes to take action.
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This framing paper details the international legal framework that underpins the establishment of a state of emergency and uses France as a case study to show how a state of emergency was introduced and repeatedly extended before eventually becoming permanent.
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Join us online for the Transformative Cities Awards Finale 2020, where the winners will be announced and one representative per winner will discuss the opportunities and challenges for transforming our local communities. Date: December 2
Time: 4 PM CET.
Finding the political power to pursue a more just and sustainable economy is the hard part, but the tools to effectively execute such an economy are developing quickly. Find out more.
The Transnational Institute - our fantastic think-and-do tank linked to progressive social movements around the world, is looking to expand its Supervisory Board. Deadline for applications 30 November 2020. Find more details here.
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Join this discussion on the structural drivers of Islamophobia in Europe.
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2020 has seen antiracism movements gain momentum, but individualism and fragmentation undermine solidarity and depoliticise antiracism struggles. How do we move towards an antiracist horizon? Register here.
14:30 - 16:00 CET
Join us with guests on December 14 for examining the increased role of Frontex, the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency, in coordinating and conducting forced removal operations.
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In this episode, Hamza Hamouchene discusses his report titled: Extractivism and Resistance in North Africa, which documents several cases of natural resource extraction which take the form of brutal "accumulation by dispossession," degrading environments and ecosystems through the privatisation and commodification of land and water. The report shows that these extractive activities have also been met with new waves of resistance and the entrance of new social actors onto the scene, demanding that wealth generated in resource projects be shared equitably in society.
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 Available now: This report from the Institute for Policy Studies, The Transnational Institute, and Focus on the Global South brings together experts from the frontlines of global policy to tackle the implications of Covid-19.
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