Aseem Shrivastava
Building on the critique of the rights of nature discourse in part I of this essay, Aseem Shrivastava shows how the rights discourse collapses under scrutiny, (re)producing anthropocentrism ironically at odds with its own goals. He traces …
Shrishtee Bajpai and Ashish Kothari
In light of the planetary polycrisis, it is time to challenge the dominant strand of Western thought that asserts only humans possess rights and that other species exist solely for human benefit. In their contribution …
Madhulika Banerjee, Sonali Sathaye and Vandana Singh
What is the role of education in responding to the climate crisis? Three members of Teachers Against the Climate Crisis (TACC) in India reflect on the four broad pillars of a …
Arif Yusop
As (inter)beings immersed in colonial modernity, we tend to forget who we truly are as a collective ‘we’. Exploring design vis-à-vis sustainability transition, Arif Yusop reflects on the manufactured global ‘we’ that has captured sustainability discourse and unearths …
Madhuresh Kumar
How can we imagine freedom outside the institutions that taught us what freedom is supposed to look like? Madhuresh Kumar reflects on his participation at a convening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which brought together grassroots organizers to …
Abhayraj Naik
Amidst the lush rice fields of Andhra Pradesh, Abhayraj Naik reflects in an experiential essay on the interconnectedness between humans and the land, slipping through the cracks of urbanization, climate change, and agrarian crises. Naik observes a resilient …
Ashish Kothari
Originally published by Meer on 13 May 2026.
Grassroots movements from across the Global South gather in Indonesia to confront war, inequality, and ecological collapse through collective alternatives.
Hope. Esperanza. Harapan. These words were frequently invoked by …
Jorge Garcia-Arias y Jorge Guardiola
An English translation of this article is available here. // Una traducción al inglés de este artículo está disponible aquí.
Este artículo fue originalmente publicado como capítulo en el libro Economía Inclusiva. Conceptos Básicos …
Sara al-Mahdi
First published by degrowth.info on 17 October 2025.
Formed in the wake of the International Degrowth Conference 2024 in Pontevedra – following an intervention by Luisa Emilia Reyes Zúñiga – the Delinking & Degrowth Collective convenes organisers, …
Ashish Kothari
Originally published by Meer on 13 February 2025.
Lessons from grassroots ecological and social innovations in India.
January 2026 has been an inspirational start to a new (Gregorian) year, if I look beyond the daily stories of …
Caroline Shenaz Hossein
Caroline Shenaz Hossein’s latest book sheds light on the activism of the Black women who act as ‘Banker Ladies’ in their communities, creating systems of mutual aid, co-operation, and collectivity. The book highlights how Black women counter …
Daniel M. Kobei
The Mau Forest complex has been home to the Ogiek community for thousands of years. However, their traditional way of life is increasingly under threat as they face forceful evictions from their ancestral lands. The Ogiek community’s …