After Recognition: Indigenous Peoples Confront Capitalism

After Recognition: Indigenous Peoples Confront Capitalism

Indigenous peoples across Latin America have in recent years taken a leading position in defending national sovereignty, democratic rights, and ...
New Water Wars in Bolivia: Climate Change and Indigenous Struggle

New Water Wars in Bolivia: Climate Change and Indigenous Struggle

On April 16, about 900 comunarios, or communal peasants, of Nor Lípez Province in Bolivia’s southwestern department of Potosí staged ...
Extractivism Spills Death and Destruction in Peru

Extractivism Spills Death and Destruction in Peru

On June 19, a barge belonging to the Argentine transnational Pluspetrol spilled 400 barrels of oil into the Maranon River ...
Honduras: ‘Reconciliation’ vs. Reality

Honduras: ‘Reconciliation’ vs. Reality

The U.S. State Department is leading an effort to readmit Honduras into the Organization of American States (OAS), which suspended ...
Full Disclosure: Buying Venezuela’s Press With U.S. Tax Dollars

Full Disclosure: Buying Venezuela’s Press With U.S. Tax Dollars

The U.S. State Department is secretly funneling millions of dollars to Latin American journalists, according to documents obtained in June ...
Discrediting Alternatives to Neoliberalism

Discrediting Alternatives to Neoliberalism

Washington policy makers and their loyal press corps have a well-developed toolkit for discrediting foreign governments that oppose U.S. policies ...
An FMLN Woman’s Story of Courage and Conviction, 20 Years Later

An FMLN Woman’s Story of Courage and Conviction, 20 Years Later

Maria’s Story: A Documentary Portrait of Love and Survival in El Salvador’s Civil War, a documentary film by Monona Wali ...
The Minga’s History Repeats Itself

The Minga’s History Repeats Itself

Colombia’s indigenous movement is complex, multifaceted, and by no means homogenous, so it should not be surprising that there are ...
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