Health and Economic Crisis in Mexico Hits Informal Sector Workers
Approaching the one-year mark of the pandemic in Mexico, workers adapt in the absence of state support.
Celebrating 50 Years of El Comité-MINP
50 years ago, the struggle against urban renewal led a group of mostly working class Puerto Ricans on Manhattan's West Side to form a revolutionary socialist movement, combining community-based activism, Third World solidarity, and Puerto Rican independence.
From La Montaña, Guerrero to The Bronx: The Story of Victorio Hilario Guzmán
Guzmán was killed in a hit-and-run in September in the The Bronx, while making a delivery for the DoorDash application. His family demands justice.
Feminists Fight Covid on Buenos Aires’ Urban Margins
Under lockdown in Buenos Aires, women-organized community kitchens continue to sustain neighborhoods and popular movements.
Local Paper Covers Pandemic’s Impact in Queens
At a time when community papers are dwindling across the country, Queens Latino is an essential resource on the Covid crisis in New York's most impacted borough.
Informal Recyclers Fight for Survival in Gentrifying Brooklyn
A NYC not-for-profit canning center faces eviction, hoping to preserve a key source of income and community for its members.
Brazil’s Vulnerable Left Behind in the Pandemic
Favelas in Brazil are not equipped to prevent the spreading threat of COVID-19.
Urbanismo Miliciano in Rio de Janeiro (Available in Spanish)
Rio de Janeiro's poor communities face increasing vulnerability as armed groups expand control of entire neighborhoods, operating illicit businesses from protection rackets to real estate, with dire consequences for local residents living under a violent parallel state.
“A Project for Life” in Mexico City
A housing movement on the fringes of Mexico City offers an example of the fruits of breaking with the clientelism that has long dominated Mexican politics to build autonomous alternatives in its communities.
Creative Resistance in Medellín’s Changing Public Space
Medellín's flagship public space interventions fall short of remedying structural problems, but for local residents in Comuna 13, the city's changes offer a platform to advance their struggles for social justice in creative ways.
The Highs and Lows of Bolivia’s Rebel City
Known as the epicenter of anti-austerity rebellion during Bolivia's Gas War, El Alto remains a powerful example of the potential for local movements to leverage their cities to shape national politics.
Radical Cities in Latin America: Past and Present
Read the Editor's Intro to our latest print issue of the NACLA Report, Radical Cities, focused on municipalism, housing movements, and local radical democracy in Latin America, from Mexico City to Montevideo.
