Honduran Youth Rally Against Fraud and Dictatorship: Interview
Anti-corruption movement leader, congressional candidate, and self-described centrist Gabriela Blen speaks about youth participation as accumulated outrage boils over in Honduras. […]
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In El Salvador, Vidalina Morales Is Uprooting Patriarchy While Defending the Environment
In this interview the eco-feminist also talks about the urgent need to build a transnational resistance against mining in Central America. […]
Being a Trade Unionist in Guatemala Will Get You Killed
Despite laws, lawsuits, and international outcry, Guatemala continues to be the most dangerous country in the world to be a trade unionist. […]
Resisting Hydroelectric Dams in Guatemala: A Matter of Life and Death
Indigenous activist Sebastian Alonso Juan was killed protesting hydroelectric dams in northern Guatemala. Now, others are fighting for justice and an end to the corporate projects that condemn their communities to death. […]
Honduras, the Deadliest Country in the World for Environmental Defenders, Is About to Get Deadlier
Honduras is set to classify protesting as a form of terrorism, putting activists in the crosshairs. […]
Guatemalans Wage Nonviolent Resistance Against Crisis Created by a Criminal State
Indignation is flowing into the streets again in Guatemala, and protesters demand that President Jimmy Morales and his accomplices in Congress put an end to impunity. […]
Brazil’s Left Searches for a Path Out of the Political Crisis
If Brazil’s left aims to be effective beyond electoral purposes, base-building must be paired with politicizing efforts so that the masses can become political subjects, rather than just political objects. […]
Guatemalan Water Protectors Fight to Free Their Rivers
Since Guatemalan law prohibits the unauthorized removal of river water, people in surrounding communities claim that their rivers have been “kidnapped.” But the people are fighting back to free them. […]
‘The State is Broken’ in Guatemala and Only Social Movements Can Fix It
Guatemala’s Congress attempted to double down to protect the political elite from being accountable for corruption, but social movements are fighting back. […]