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Along with direct action and other forms of resistance, a transformational movement must also have a constructive program that builds new institutions based on the values that the movement aspires to achieve. These may eventually replace the old systems. From small, worker-owned cooperatives to national advocacy groups, hundreds of thousands of people around the country are working to create democratic and sustainable systems that meet the basic needs of all people.

How China Prepared For The New Global Food Crisis

May 14, 2026 Joe Scholten, Orinoco Tribune. Create! China, Food and Agriculture, Food Security, Global Food Crisis, Wars and Militarism

I wrote an article on the topic of food security in China in 2022. The main rationale for that prior essay was that there had been warnings of a global food crisis as the result of the war in Ukraine. Indeed, prices of staple commodities like corn, wheat, and soybeans nearly doubled in price in the first year of the conflict, and millions were pushed into hunger worldwide. In the United States, this was one of the leading causes of rapid grocery inflation in 2022, contributing to an 11.4% increase in grocery prices, per the USDA.

Puerto Ricans Take Power Into Their Own Hands

May 13, 2026 Cathy Kunkel, Convergence Magazine. Create! Environmental Justice, Extreme weather, Puerto Rico, Renewable Energy

As the climate crisis intensifies and 2050 climate targets seem increasingly out of reach, efforts to build local climate resilience are becoming increasingly relevant. In Puerto Rico, AMANESER works with local groups to install and maintain their own rooftop solar systems to meet critical household needs. In doing so, AMANESER aims to empower communities impacted by centuries of colonialism to confront a worsening climate and ecological crisis—and to challenge our dominant thinking around how we “solve” climate change.

Sheinbaum To Forgive Debts For Tens Of Thousands Of Small Farmers

May 13, 2026 Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch. Create! Debt, Debt Jubilee, Farmers, Food and Agriculture, Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, announced a government program that seeks to settle, in many cases, and significantly reduce, in others, the debts owed by small-scale farmers, small producers, and fishermen to the government. “Today we have the great news that many of those debts have already been paid off, just like the unpayable debts of Infonavit and Fovissste. So today we have great news for all debtors of the National Agricultural Development Finance Agency because their debts are going to be significantly reduced,” the president said during her regular daily press conference.

How Car-Loving American Cities Fell So Far Behind Their Global Peers

May 12, 2026 Oliver Milman, The Guardian. Create! Houston, Mass Transit, Public transportation, Railroads, Trains

The only train station in Houston, the US’s fourth-largest city and one of the fastest-growing conurbations in the country, is a diminished, morose sight. Intercity trains arrive at this squat, shed-like Amtrak building, which cringes in the shadows of roaring highways, just three times a week. That such a meager train station could ostensibly serve a metropolitan area of about 7 million people is a stark symbol of how the sprawling, car-dominated US has fallen behind cities around the world where people can rely on extensive, high-quality public transport to get around.

Anna’s Archive Sued For $300 Million By Spotify

May 12, 2026 Miranda Wollen, Paste Magazine. Create! Anna’s Archive, Lawsuits, Music, Open Source, Spotify

If we know anything about Spotify, it’s that they need more money. How’s one to pay their artists with a measly annual operating income of $2.7 billion? Thank goodness, then, that justice was served this week when nefarious open-source activist group Anna’s Archive was ordered to pay the streaming behemoth $300 million. A judge accused Anna’s Archive of scraping “nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings” from the platform, as well as Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Entertainment. The three latter companies are to receive $7 million in damages.

Governor To Sign Billl Protecting Descendant Communities, Black Burial Grounds

May 12, 2026 Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, Popular Resistance. Create! African Cemetery, Maryland, Racism, State legislature

Annapolis, MD — Advocates with the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) and Maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates joined Governor Wes Moore May on 12th as he signed SB233 into law at the Maryland State House. SB233 establishes new legal protections for descendant communities seeking to preserve and protect cemeteries from desecration or improper transfer. Advocates fought for legislation that mirrors the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws to ensure descendant communities have meaningful legal recourse when burial grounds are threatened.

What’s Missing In Cities’ Climate Resilience Interventions?

May 10, 2026 Aysha Khan, Next City. Create! Biodiversity, climate crisis, Green Transition, Urban Design, Water

Cities are under growing pressure to green their infrastructure, manage stormwater, and reverse ecological decline, all at once. Three studies published in recent weeks offer useful, if sometimes sobering, evidence on where progress is being made and where the gaps remain. The research spans three distinct interventions — household-level stormwater management in coastal cities, the ecological performance of urban green alleys, and the role of urban planners in freshwater conservation — but all conclude by pointing to a consistent theme.

Rethinking The Farm Bill: Supporting Farmers Close To Home

May 7, 2026 Emma Nicolas and Jessica Cusworth, Farm Action. Create! Farming, Food and Agriculture, Food Security, Local Economy

America’s food system isn’t set up to get food from independent farmers to their communities. Decades of consolidation and underinvestment have left farmers and consumers reliant on long, vulnerable supply chains controlled by a few companies. But the collapse of local and regional food systems wasn’t inevitable—it was the result of deliberate choices, and people are working to change it. We sat down with Benji Ballmer, co-founder of Yellowbird Foodshed in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to discuss what it takes to reconnect farmers with their communities.

Reversing Downtown Decline In A Small South Dakota Town

May 6, 2026 Bart Pfankuch, Next City. Create! Local Economy, Small Businesses, South Dakota, Urban Design

This small eastern South Dakota town is well known for its deep agricultural roots, its popular Fourth of July celebration and its regionally famous bakery specializing in bi-colored “zebra donuts.” But now, Centerville has a new claim to fame: The town of about 900 people located 40 miles southwest of Sioux Falls has become known as a statewide leader in downtown redevelopment. The successful effort to buck the trend of declining Main Street districts in small South Dakota towns has been fueled in part by a progressive approach to development by local leaders and a sense of entrepreneurship by local business owners.

The Unions We Need Will Be Built By Workers, Not Labor Officials

May 4, 2026 Ella Fassler, Truthout. Create! Democracy, Labor Movement, Unions, Worker Rights

Despite a hostile labor environment, the number of workers under a union contract in the U.S. reached a 16-year high in 2025, and public support for unions hit as high as 71 percent. The labor movement secured a number of impressive victories, including a new contract for dockworkers that raised wages by 60 percent following a brief strike, and unionized journalists at Politico and E&E News (PEN Guild) won an arbitration case against the company’s management over its adoption of artificial intelligence tools. Yet, the far greater union growth and coordinated working-class power that can systemically challenge the agenda of the ruling class remains elusive.

‘Ecocivilization’ – A Bold Vision For System Change

May 4, 2026 David Bollier. Create! climate crisis, Ecocivilization, Green Transition, social transformation, The Commons

With so many social movements seeking system change – cooperatives, commons, Doughnut Economics, peer production, relocalization and more – things quickly get confusing. There are so many different vocabularies, political premises, and theories of change swirling about. How can we possibly work toward a coherent, common future? Jeremy Lent’s new book, Ecocivilization, is a significant beachhead in answering this question. It demonstrates that a feasible future is possible precisely by drawing upon the rich pluriverse of possibilities. Lent’s book is therefore a relief to encounter.

Drivers Are Challenging Uber With Their Own Denver Startup

May 3, 2026 Zachary Shell, Denverite. Create! Cooperatives, Denver, Drivers, Worker Rights

Ahmed Eloumrani was already a veteran of the ride-share industry. He’d given thousands of rides through Denver and knew the city’s streets like the back of his hand. But on a Thursday in September 2024, parked outside Denver International Airport, he felt like a beginner again. He pulled out his phone and opened an app. But it wasn’t Uber or Lyft — it was Drivers Cooperative, the ride-share co-op he helped to create. And then he panicked. “When I got my first ride,” he recalled recently, “I couldn't even control my emotion. I got lost.

Venezuela To Host Latin American Festival Of Open-Source Software

April 26, 2026 Luigino Bracci Roa, Orinoco Tribune. Create! Open Source, Science and technology, Software, Venezuela

The 22nd edition of the Latin American Festival of Open-Source Software Installation (FLISOL) will be held in numerous cities across Latin America and Spain to encourage the dissemination, understanding, and installation of open-source software applications and operating systems. The event invites all people, including students, academics, entrepreneurs, workers, public officials, enthusiasts, and those with little computer knowledge, to attend and bring their computers for software installation. FLISOL is organized by communities and enthusiasts of the open-source software world.

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