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.

April 11, 2023
Kirwin Shaffer

As Latin America swings left, activists keep alive a long anarchist tradition of critiquing the limits of state power. For them, the real alternatives are in communities, workplaces, and the streets.

April 10, 2023
Maristella Svampa

Entre los progresismos latinoamericanos, las posibilidades por un giro ambiental son variadas. A pesar de un consenso fosilista, se están dando unos cambios positivos.

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.

February 8, 2023
Patricia Rodríguez

While lawmakers debate a proposed fracking prohibition, deepening struggles over the social and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction loom.

January 10, 2023
Radha Sarkar

Colombia now has one of the most liberal abortion regimes in the Americas, but with conservative groups rallying in opposition, the future of the country’s abortion rights is far from secure.

January 6, 2023
Alexander Liebman

Laura Mora’s new film depicting five boys on a journey to claim a small piece of land severs the violent myths governing heterosexuality in Colombian society, crafting potent worlds of queer possibility, care, and liberation in the face of violence and dispossession.

December 14, 2022
Joshua Collins

A history of broken promises and a lack of representation in the process dampen expectations of real change for residents in conflict zones.

December 6, 2022
Joseph Hiller

Six years after the peace accords, former guerrillas develop alternative economies and livelihoods through micro-breweries and cultural spaces.

December 1, 2022
Juan Rojas and Olivier Walther

The centerpiece of Petro’s "total peace," talks with the ELN will require considerable cooperation between Bogotá and Caracas.

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