Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panama (Review)
One village's shift from subsistence farming community to link in the global economic chain offers important perspective on Panama's political, economic, and social transformations.
The Devastating Costs of Puerto Rico’s Solar “Farms”
The road to achieving sustainable energy in Puerto Rico should not be paved by bulldozing agricultural lands and coastal plains.
Unheard, Overlooked, Exposed
In California, activists share healthcare resources with Indigenous migrant farmworkers who lack access to services due to language and cultural barriers.
Colonial Migrants At the Heart of Empire (Review)
Ismael García-Colón's new book provides a comprehensive history of Puerto Rican migration to rural communities in the United States.
Oaxaca Fisherwomen Organize to Protect Their Way of Life
A fisherwomen's cooperative copes with the impacts of environmental degradation and governmental negligence.
The Frontier Effect (Review)
Teo Ballvé unpacks the discourse of state absence in Northern Colombian and argues that statebuilding does not necessarily result in peacebuilding.
Madalena (Review)
Brazilian filmmaker Madiano Marcheti's feature debut expands the meanings of environmental justice in Brazil.
Fordlândia and Capitalism’s Fantasy in the Amazon
Henry Ford's 20th century rubber plantation and company town pioneered a model of destructive forest industrialization still in full force in Brazil's Amazon.
Between Change and Continuity in Peru (disponible en español)
Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori face off in a polarized second round. Beyond the candidates, a national popular-rural bloc clamors to be heard.
The Union of Land Workers is Creating a New Food Paradigm in Argentina
The Union is connecting people in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area with fresh, organically-grown fruits and vegetables.
Indigenous Communities in Mexico Take up Arms to Defend the Monarch Forest
Caught between organized crime, avocado cultivation, and international conservation, Indigenous towns are organizing autonomously to defend themselves.
Mexico Bans Glysophate But Tolerates Other Agrochemicals (disponible en español)
Mexico is on track to eliminate the use of Glysophate by 2024, but still authorizes pesticides, including Paraquat and Dicamba, that are banned in other countries.
