Americas

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Privatizing the Building Blocks of Life

Lital Khaikin / Truthdig Oct 21, 2024 At COP16, delegates will debate how to police the shadowy world of bioinformatics databases. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Americas

The Deadly Fight for Environmental Justice in Honduras

Giada Ferrucci / NACLA Oct 21, 2024 The assassination of water defender Juan López offers a chilling reminder of the threats local leaders face in the most dangerous region in the world for environmental activists. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The U.S.-Mexico Trade War Over Modified Corn Heats Up

Timothy A. Wise / Truthdig Oct 14, 2024 A new government in Mexico has pledged to carry on the fight to keep genetically modified corn out of the national diet. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Americas

A System of Special Rights for Corporations Has Come for Honduras

Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma / Inside Climate News Oct 8, 2024 Investor-state dispute settlements allow foreign investors to sue governments — including on behalf of “mafia-style” investments made under a post-coup government. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

World

Biden’s Cuba Policy Has the Island in Shambles

Ed Augustin / Drop Site News Oct 3, 2024 By maintaining that the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, the administration has cruelly tightened the screws on anachronistic sanctions. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Book Review

Challenging Popular Narratives on the Sandinsita Revolution

Camilo Serrano Corredor / NACLA Sep 27, 2024 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras' book uses a variety of Central American archives to present alternatives to the dominant accounts of the Nicaraguan revolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Stuck in a State of Limbo

Lillian Perlmutter / Truthdig Aug 19, 2024 The Biden administration's tangled asylum process adds another difficult crossing for migrants. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Americas

Has the ‘Wolf’ Finally Come for Venezuela?

Ociel Alí López / NACLA Aug 2, 2024 Maduro's rushed proclamation of victory thrusts Venezuela back into crisis as the opposition presents contradicting results. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

Nicolás Maduro Wins Venezuelan Presidential Election

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Jul 29, 2024 The right-wing opposition has refused to recognize the results while the U.S. government has called for a recount. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americas

Paramilitary Resurgence Displaces Thousands in Chiapas

Ann Louise Deslandes / NACLA Jul 28, 2024 As historic land disputes escalate, several armed groups fight for territorial control, displacing 12,000 people from former Zapatista strongholds in June. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

Is Claudia Sheinbaum Ready To Tackle Mexico’s Water Crisis?

Jake Bittle / Grist Jun 28, 2024 The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

The Bolivian People Defeat Another Coup Attempt

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Jun 27, 2024 People responded en masse and workers declared a general strike after military forces surrounded Quemado Palace in La Paz. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )