Colombia: Extractivist Pax vs. Peace with Social and Environmental Justice
The conflict between the extractivist pax and peace with social and environmental justice is sharp. […]
Resource Wars
The US Southern Command’s Silent Occupation of the Amazon
The objective of AmazonLog2017 is not simply to train troops to lead during humanitarian crises; it is to insert the Brazilian Armed Forces in the strategic orbit of the US, which has already taken steps to cooperate with Peru and Colombia. […]
Ecuadoreans Won’t Back Down in Fighting Chevron-Texaco Over Amazon Oil Disaster
Years into the fight to hold Chevron-Texaco accountable for the “Amazon Chernobyl,” those involved are still struggling to win justice for victims, clean up the rainforest, and combat corporate impunity. With the future of their communities and the environment at stake, they refuse to give up. […]
The Silent Advance of Chinese Mining in Bolivia Worsens Water Scarcity and Pollution
Chinese investment is increasingly displacing U.S. capital in Latin America, but the environmental consequences and impacts on community rights show that the shift is not a step forward but rather more of the same. […]
Criminalizing Resistance: Militarization, Murder, and Extractivism in Chiapas
The struggle faced by mining communities in Chiapas illustrates the important nexus between global capitalist expansion, state investment in security initiatives, and increasing violence and human rights abuses. […]
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. […]
Mexico’s Drug War and Neoliberal Energy Reforms Could Be Good for Business, Especially Mercenary Companies
What do Exxon Mobil, Halliburton, Blackwater and Mexico’s Zetas have in common? Providing “security” to expand capitalism’s frontiers. […]
Where is Santiago Maldonado? History, Context, and Political Analysis of a Forced Disappearance
In this interview with Amador Fernández-Savater, Diego Sztulwark discusses the Argentinian and international context of Maldonado’s disappearance, as well as its broader political implications. […]
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. […]