From Social Movements to ‘Other’ Societies in Movement – Part 1
Six characteristics of resistance challenging the capitalist, patriarchal, extractivist hegemony in Latin America. […]
South America
David contra Goliat: la ganadora del Premio Goldman lleva batalla contra Newmont Mining a un tribunal estadounidense
“Este caso es contra Newmont Mining Corporation y varias de sus subsidiarias por instruir, autorizar, favorecer, conspirar en o aprobar una violenta campaña de acoso” contra la familia Acuña, sostiene la demanda. […]
What’s Really Going Down in Venezuela
Both Democratic and Republican administrations in the United States have opposed Venezuela’s socialist policies and thrown their support behind the opposition. Their bipartisan goal is to oust Maduro. […]
Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Takes David vs. Goliath Battle with Newmont Mining to US Court
A Peruvian Indigenous campesina brave enough to stand up to one the world’s biggest mining companies and its human rights averse security just might make Latin America safer for environmental defenders. […]
Ecuador: Digging Free of Poverty
In Ecuador, the Left is torn between urgent development needs and the costs of natural resource extraction. […]
How Manufactured Economic Crisis in Brazil Paved Way for a Soft Coup
History repeats itself: economic destabilization in Brazil to spur a neoliberal conservative revival mirrors similar meddling in Allende’s Chile and present-day Venezuela. […]
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. […]
Will Lenin Moreno Champion Food Sovereignty in Ecuador in Ways Rafael Correa Didn’t?
Social movements were disappointed after former President Correa altered land and seed laws in order to permit land grabs and GMOs. […]
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. […]
Rumbas in the Barrio: Personal Lives in a Venezuelan Collectivist Project
Misión Cultura aimed to “give words, voice, to us, those always silenced” and to build up a popular alternative archive of people’s stories and histories. […]