Zohran Mamdani, a 33 year-old Muslim Democratic Socialist, won the mayoral primary in New York City. He beat an establishment Democrat in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest country in the world, in a grassroots campaign that proved that even funding from super-elites is not enough to overcome sound ideas.
In this Allies Spotlight, we feature the Movimiento de Afectados por Represas (MAR) and the Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (MAB). The Spanish and Portuguese names translate in English to the Movement of People Affected by Dams...
The 6th round of global plastic treaty talks, held in Geneva, made it clear that achieving a strong treaty to address the plastic pollution crisis is facing significant obstacles from petrostates and industries. Our fight must continue to make a just transition possible...
JTA’s Executive Director, José Bravo, and I [Fernando Tormos-Aponte] attended the UN Climate Bonn talks in June 2025 to continue advancing the fight for a just transition decision later this year at the UNFCCC COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.
JTA members are delighted to announce a new board member! Alejandría Lyons is a Xicana organizer from Los Lunas, New Mexico, and is the Coordinator for the New Mexico No False Solutions Coalition.
JTA joined the Week of Action held in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. José Bravo was invited to speak at two events in New Orleans...
Labor Day weekend marked 20 years since Hurricane Katrina plowed through New Orleans and the Gulf South. As many of the most impacted people and communities powerfully testify, Hurricane Katrina must be remembered as much more than a Category 5 storm...
The following media advisory was issued on August 13, 2025, prior to the UNEP decision that INC-5.2 would not yield a Global Plastics Treaty agreement. As groups most affected by the injustices and harms from the full impact cycle of plastics, we are raising the alarm. The Global Plastics Treaty negotiations are failing us and...
The negotiations in Geneva made achieving an inclusive just transition impossible.
