Americas

Politics

Conservatives Could Take Over Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Angelina De Los Santos / Open Democracy Jun 23, 2023 As countries gather to elect members to the Americas’ most important human rights institution, worries of a conservative takeover. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Interview

Thelma Cabrera: “We Are Fighting for a Plurinational State”

Giovanni Batz / NACLA Jun 19, 2023 An interview with Thelma Cabrera, Maya Mam human rights defenders, who was barred from running for president in Guatemala. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Americas

Lula Won, but Bolsonarismo Still Looms Large

Nara Roberta Silva / NACLA Jun 2, 2023 The reactionary forces unleashed during Jair Bolsanaro's reign have not gone away under the Lula government. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Mexico’s Runaway Train

Lillian Perlmutter / Truthdig May 25, 2023 A rail line built for tourists may destroy Indigenous communities up and down the Yucatán peninsula.   Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Opinion

Behold and Protect the Wild Native American Horse

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig May 23, 2023 Why is the cattle industry so afraid of recent findings in equine paleohistory? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Un tren fuera de control

Lillian Perlmutter and Pablo Ortega / Truthdig May 22, 2023 Una línea de tren construida para los turistas podría destruir comunidades indígenas a lo largo y ancho de la península de Yucatán. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Americas

Tensions Rise in the Lead Up to the Guatemala Elections

Gladys Tzul Tzul & Simón Antonio Ramón / NACLA May 18, 2023 The run-up to Guatemala's Presidential elections have been escalating land theft, political imprisonments, and resistance. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt

Pinochet and Me: A Chilean Anti-Memoir

Marc Cooper / Truthdig May 16, 2023 The last man standing in defense of the “bourgeois” constitution would be the Marxist President, AK-47 in hand. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

Environment

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Fell 68% In April Compared With Last Year

Kenny Stancil / Common Dreams May 16, 2023 Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon down by 68% since last year—in part thanks to President Lula's policies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Chile: Leftist Administration Hit Hard By Latest Constitutional Vote

Marc Cooper / Truthdig May 10, 2023 The extreme right takes 22 out of 50 seats on a committee to rewrite the constitution. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

Western Outlets Send Warning to Lula over Ukraine Dissent

Brian Meir / FAIR Apr 25, 2023 US government and its allies in the media continue to try to assert imperial influence over Latin America. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Two Allende Supporters, Two Nights in Jail and a Gun

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Apr 21, 2023 In 1973, Marc Cooper was detained for carrying a weapon in the streets of Santiago. It could have gone much worse. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )