Sara Méndez Finds her Son

Sara Méndez Finds her Son

MONTEVIDEO—More than 20 years of tireless effort finally paid off for Uruguayan Sara Méndez on March 19 when she was ...
Racial Politics, Racial Identities Race and Racism in the Americas, Part III

Racial Politics, Racial Identities Race and Racism in the Americas, Part III

“Racial Politics, Racial Identities,” the third report of our “Race and Racism in the Americas” series, explores the ways oppressed ...
Africanity vs Blackness: Race, Class and Culture in Brazil

Africanity vs Blackness: Race, Class and Culture in Brazil

Most of what the world knows as Brazilian culture, and what Brazil projects in international performance, is of African origin ...
Venezuela: Washington Suffers a Setback

Venezuela: Washington Suffers a Setback

“We have been concerned with some of the actions of Venezuelan President Chávez and his understanding of what a democratic ...
Chavismo at the Crossroads: Hardliners, Moderates and a Regime under Attack

Chavismo at the Crossroads: Hardliners, Moderates and a Regime under Attack

On Monday, April 15, the day after his dramatic return to power, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez called for a “national ...
Book Review Essay: Racism in a  Racial Democracy: The Maintenance of White Supremacy in Brazil

Book Review Essay: Racism in a Racial Democracy: The Maintenance of White Supremacy in Brazil

“Why are you importing a U.S. problem into our society? We are not black, or white, or Indian. We are ...
Zapatismo and the Emergence of Indigenous Feminism

Zapatismo and the Emergence of Indigenous Feminism

One thing I am clear about is that since I realized, at the age of 13 or 14, that something ...
Ecuador: Oil Strike in the Amazon

Ecuador: Oil Strike in the Amazon

A major strike in ecuador’s main oil-producing provinces in August dealt a heavy blow to multinational oil corporations operating in ...
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