Earth First? Bolivia’s Mother Earth Law Meets the Neo-Extractivist Economy
Bolivia's new Mother Earth law, enshrining the legal rights of nature, offers a potentially revolutionary tool for groups engaged in ...
The Rise of a New Faction Against the Restitution of Land in Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos is on a collision course with a growing faction of powerful economic groups that oppose the ...
A Dangerous Precedent: Why Haiti Must Try Jean Claude Duvalier for Human Rights Abuses
The recent announcement that former Haitian dictator Jean Claude Duvalier will stand trial for corruption charges related to his embezzling ...
The Dangers Behind the Proposed Judicial Reform in Colombia
The judicial reform bill, currently being debated in the Colombian congress, threatens to compromise the relative independence that the country’s ...
International Solidarity Bolsters El Salvador’s Anti-Mining Resistance
More than 240 U.S. and international labor, environmental, and civil society organizations are calling for the World Bank to dismiss ...
(Mis)educating the Youth
I wrote last week about the pharmaceutical industry’s aggressive promotion of Intellectual Property Rights as part of U.S. government negotiated ...
Will the Real International Criminals Please Stand Up?
As the U.S. government and pharmaceutical companies continue to aggressively protect and enhance the power and profits accruing to major ...
Stemming the Arms Flow: Will Obama Face Down the NRA?
This coming Sunday—or so the U.S. Justice Department has ordered—gun dealers in the four U.S. states that border on Mexico ...
