The Right Livelihood Award

The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to "honour and support courageous people solving global problems". It has become widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' and there are now 182 Laureates from 72 countries.

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The Right Livelihood Award

2017 Right Livelihood Awards Honour Inspiring Changemakers and Champions of Justice

World Health Day: Genetically Engineered Crops are "False Miracles", Warn Global Experts

International Outcry Over Reports to Restart Oil Extraction in Ogoniland

Stephen Gaskin, iconic founder of The Farm, Tennessee, U.S., and founder of PLENTY International, died on Tuesday at the age of 79 according to US media.

2011 Right Livelihood Awards to Be Presented in Stockholm

'Alternative Nobel' Laureates Stress the Role of Independent Media and Women as Driving Forces for Peace

Database Exposes 'Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Around the World'

'My Own University... Has Abandoned Me': USC Cancels Muslim Valedictorian's Speech

Leaked Cables Show Biden Pressuring Nations to Oppose Palestine's UN Membership

Mehdi Hasan Launches Media Platform With Naomi Klein, Greta Thunberg, and More

As Surgeons, We Have Never Seen Cruelty Like Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Raging Against White Rural Rage

The Neoliberal Bullies Have Controlled the World Long Enough

'My Child Is Human': Palestinian American Mother Disrupts Austin Testimony

'Catastrophic': Biden Admin Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal