Interviews

“For Us, Extractivism is Lethal”
June 20, 2023
Marc Steiner and Bret Gustafson

Activists and experts reflect on how extractive economies perpetuate colonial domination in Ecuador and Bolivia today.

Thelma Cabrera: “We Are Fighting for a Plurinational State and Well-being of the Peoples”
June 15, 2023
Giovanni Batz

In Guatemala, an Indigenous candidate was barred from running for president. Her movement’s struggle, however, goes beyond elections.  

Indigenous Activists’ Cautious Optimism and Unwavering Demands for Colombia
April 11, 2023
Virginie Laurent, Bret Gustafson with Carmen Gembuel Quiguanas, Eduin Capaz Lectamo, & Ancizar Majin Tintinago

For leaders of Cauca’s Indigenous movement, the election of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez is a major victory. But mobilization must continue.

A Conversation with ELN Commander and Peace Negotiator Aureliano Carbonell
March 9, 2023
Jenaro Abraham

National Liberation Army Commander Aureliano Carbonell speaks about prospects for peace in the guerrilla organization’s second round of dialogues with the Colombian government.

In Brazil, Disinformation Campaign Puts Democracy at Risk
October 26, 2022
Michael Fox

As fake news skyrockets, a Brazilian media scholar reflects on what’s at stake in the final days before the country’s crucial presidential vote.

Mobilizing People Power Beyond Elections in Brazil
October 25, 2022
NACLA

For an MST activist, a win for Lula in the upcoming runoff vote against Bolsonaro is only one step in a crucial struggle to rebuild the Brazilian and Latin American Left.

“We Still Have a Lot of Struggles Ahead”: A Conversation with Anielle Franco
January 4, 2022
Keisha-Khan Y. Perry

For Marielle Franco's sister, the 2018 assassination and impunity surrounding it highlight how racism and misogyny in Brazil treat Black bodies as disposable.

El Chapo: Debunking Myths to Interrogate the Drug War
July 30, 2021
Martha Pskowski

"I want the reader to understand that this is bigger than El Chapo and it's bigger than drugs," says Noah Hurowitz of his new book.

José de Echave on the Future of the Left in Peru
July 29, 2021
Paulo Drinot

The 2021 vice presidential candidate for Juntos por el Perú (Together for Peru) discusses what we can expect from the Castillo government and possible alliances with other sectors of the Left.

“I Am the Darker Brother”: Michèle Stephenson’s “Stateless” Documentary
April 28, 2021
Roberto Carlos Garcia

In an interview, lawyer-advocate Rosa Iris Diendome discusses her work defending the citizenship status of Dominicans of Haitian descent, which filmmaker Michèle Stephenson chronicles in her recent documentary Stateless.

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