Independent Media Institute

The Independent Media Institute (IMI) is a nonprofit organization that educates the public through a diverse array of independent media projects and programs. IMI works with journalists and media outlets to shine a spotlight on stories that are vital to the public interest, using multiple media formats and distribution channels.

Violence Against Indigenous Women Grows in Vancouver Amid ‘Apathy and Injustice’

Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism. By Tanupriya Singh Violence against Indigenous women is “escalating like never before,” the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has warned.…

How Barbara Ehrenreich Exposed the ‘Positive Thinking’ Industry

We can thank the late economic justice warrior for her groundbreaking contribution in showing that “positive thinking” is part of a whitewashing of economic inequality. By Sonali Kolhatkar Although the late Barbara Ehrenreich was best known for her 2001 bestselling…

Roger Waters Responds to Mrs. Olena Zelenska of Ukraine

Mrs Zelenska’s Sept 5 tweet: It is Russia that invaded Ukraine, destroys cities and kills civilians. Ukrainians defend their land and their children’s future. If we give up – we will not exist tomorrow. If Russia gives up – war…

An Open letter to Mrs Olena Zelenska from Roger Waters

Dear Mrs Zelenska, My heart bleeds for you and all the Ukrainian and Russian families, devastated by the terrible war in Ukraine. I’m in Kansas City, USA. Iread an article on BBC.com apparently taken from an interview you have already…

The Most Important Election in the Americas Is in Brazil

Former Brazilian President Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) runs about on stage at the Latin America Memorial in São Paulo. He was there on August 22, 2022, speaking at a book launch featuring photographs by Ricardo Stuckert…

Did the West ‘Bring War’ to Ukraine? One Expert Makes the Case

The seven-month war in Ukraine, and the role of NATO, especially the Atlanticist powers, are fueled by an official western narrative that depicts the conflict as one between the plucky little Ukrainian David and the brutish Goliath that is Russia.…

Is the U.S. Legal System at War With Its People?

Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the U.S. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people. By Natalia Marques The very laws and government agencies created to protect the people in…

Did Nancy Pelosi Accelerate Chinese-Russian Military Cooperation With Her Taiwan Visit?

China had warned of “serious consequences” in the lead-up to the visit but has avoided any significant military escalation so far. By John P. Ruehl Following the chaotic U.S. departure from Afghanistan in August 2021 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

Joe Biden Could Have Gone a Lot Further on Student Loans

The president’s loan forgiveness plan is narrow and paltry—and his administration’s preparation to fend off outraged criticism from both sides of the aisle speaks volumes. By Sonali Kolhatkar President Joe Biden has just launched a plan to forgive a portion…

Why Lithium Power Politics Are Playing Out Very Differently in Chile and Bolivia

In late July, a large sinkhole appeared near the town of Tierra Amarilla in Chile’s Copiapó province in the Atacama salt flat. The crater, which has a diameter of more than 100 feet, emerged in one of Chile’s most lucrativeregions…

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