Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Re-Elected, Promises to Be a Better Leader

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 27, 2014 The head of Brazil's Workers Party, President Dilma Rousseff, won a narrow victory Sunday against the "pro-business Aécio Neves." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amazon Deforestation Reaching New Heights — and the Future May Be Worse

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Oct 22, 2014 Over the past two months, the Brazilian Amazon has registered a sharp spike in deforestation.Over the past two months, the Brazilian Amazon has registered a sharp spike in deforestation . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazil Beef Tax Could Spare Forests

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 11, 2014 Scientists have come up with a prescription of taxes and incentives to address the Amazon rainforest’s health problems and cut greenhouse gases by encouraging Brazil's cattle farmers to make more efficient use of pasture land. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Powerful Quake Hits Chile, Sparking Tsunami Warnings

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2014 An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit near Chile's Pacific coast Tuesday, triggering tsunami waves of more than two meters and warnings for people in Chile, Peru and Ecuador to flee immediately to higher ground. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Salvador Allende’s Daughter Chosen as First Woman to Lead Chilean Senate

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 Isabel Allende, not to be confused with the Chilean writer who also goes by that name, will hold the same seat her father did before he became the first Marxist president in South America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Forest Peoples Urge Land Rights Action

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 24, 2014 People who dwell in forests and campaigners who support them say the world's governments need to act to make a reality of their right to land instead of simply talking about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Amazon Forest Loss Threatens Five Countries

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Dec 29, 2013 The environmental damage being caused by deforestation in the Amazon is a threat to much of the South American continent, two campaign groups say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Indigenous Brazilians Launch Protests

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2013 Brazil, once at the forefront of indigenous rights protection, is now trying to undermine its native groups' constitutional rights. But these people will not go down without a massive yet peaceful fight. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eduardo Galeano: ‘This World Is Not Democratic at All’ (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 25, 2013 The "poet laureate of the anti-globalization movement," who has been published here at Truthdig, says "the world is organized by the war economy and the war culture." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

South of the Border

Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons Feb 5, 2013 Dig deeper

Asking Coca-Cola About Coca Has Never Been Easy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 In "A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola," Ricardo Cortés shares the fruit of six years' worth of research into the connection between Coca-Cola and the coca leaf of South America.In "A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola," Ricardo Cortés shares the fruit of six years' worth of research into the connection between Coca-Cola and the coca leaf of South America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ailing Hugo Chavez Names Successor

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 11, 2012 Although he was only recently elected to a fourth term as Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez has flown to Cuba for yet another surgery to address malignant cancer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )