Life Beyond the Darién for Children on the Move

Children now represent 1 in 5 people traversing the Darién Gap. The repercussions of crossing the jungle on children’s mental health have become a major challenge for humanitarian organizations.

“If we Fall, Others Will Follow”: Organizing to Combat Anti-Haitianism Tomorrow and Beyond

The quest for white dominance has required undermining Haiti’s freedom and demonizing its people. A transnational response is necessary to foster solidarity and challenge the notion of U.S. exceptionalism.

Bolivia in its Labyrinth

Bolivia’s economic and political crisis is a symptom of the moral decay of the Movement Towards Socialism party, putting into question its once revolutionary promises and horizons.

Destroying Dreams by Dismantling the Public University

Free access to higher education has long held the promise of upward mobility in Argentina. Under Javier Milei’s severe budget cuts, that promise may be coming to an end.

The Struggle for Energy Sovereignty in Puerto Rico’s Gubernatorial Elections

In Puerto Rico, debates over energy sovereignty and the political struggle for self-determination take center stage in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Inside Argentina’s Student Movement

Behind Argentina’s tide of university occupations, student groups spar over the movement’s trajectory.

Evo Morales at the Center of a Firestorm

Bolivia enters a multi-sided and violent crisis as the former president, facing sexual abuse charges and gunfire, presses to appear on the ballot again.

Resistencias a los avances de Israel desde arriba y abajo

Los gobiernos progresistas de toda América Latina han pedido el fin del genocidio en Gaza. Pero muchos movimientos exigen acciones más profundas: cortar los lazos militares y económicos.

A Narrow Frente Amplio Victory in Uruguay

A former teacher and provincial mayor won a close runoff vote in Uruguay, signaling a return to the social welfare politics of the center-left Frente Amplio coalition.

Sitios de memoria bajo amenaza

A medida que aumenta la extrema derecha en el Cono Sur y más allá, el negacionismo de la dictadura amenaza con hacer retroceder décadas de progreso hacia la verdad y la justicia para los desaparecidos.

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Bolivian Hip Hop as an Instrument of Struggle

Ben Dangl

August 24, 2007

At 13,000 feet, the hip hop movement in El Alto, Bolivia is probably the highest in the world. The music blends ancient Andean folk styles and new hip hop beats with lyrics about revolution and social change.

Women Play Key Role in Oaxaca Struggle

Lynn Stephens

August 24, 2007

On August 5th, 2006, a large group of men and women from the town of Telixlahuaca assembled in front of the state-owned radio and television station Corporación Oaxaqueña de Radio y Television (CORTV) on the western edge of Oaxaca City, to read a petition and declare themselves to be in solidarity with the Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca (APPO).

Jagdeo’s Win in Guyana: An Uninspiring Victory

Brittany Bond

August 24, 2007

On September 2, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana’s People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP), was sworn in to a second five-year term in office. Given the level of violence that marked Jagdeo’s last five years as president, August 28’s relatively incident-free election was a major success for a country in drastic need of a societal transformation, let alone political change.

What Future for Haiti? An Interview with Patrick Elie

Reed Lindsay

August 24, 2007

In February 2004, U.S. Marines whisked away then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from Haiti amid an armed rebellion led by disgruntled former soldiers and paramilitary actors. Despite the presence of a United Nations peacekeeping force, violence and poverty increased under the U.S.-backed interim government led by Interim Prime Minister Gérard Latortue, which courted the elite and its international backers while alienating Haiti’s overwhelming poor majority. The crisis hit a low point last December and January, with daily shootings in the poor neighborhood of Cité Soleil and an outbreak of kidnappings.

Oaxaca Teachers’ Strike Sparks Democracy Movement

Gerardo Renique

August 24, 2007

Thousands of teachers and citizens marched silently through the streets of the city of Oaxaca, Mexico on August 13, mourning the recent death of a protester during a peaceful demonstration and demanding the release of six people who were recently detained or disappeared by state authorities. Schoolteacher Elia Silva, wife of disappeared teacher and former union leader Erangelio Mendoza, told the crowd that the illegal detention of her husband and others “will not intimidate the struggle.”

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