Guatemala and Israel boast a long friendship dating to the formation of the Zionist state. Their shared histories of violence against Mayas and Palestinians bely each state’s claims to liberation.
[CLOSED] NACLA is currently accepting proposals for an issue on sites of knowledge production in Central America and the diaspora. Send your pitches by December 13.
Violence is on the rise in Zapatista territory. As an Indigenous “peacemaker” becomes the latest victim, communities call for justice, not militarization.
A draft health standard puts the labor and livelihoods of traditional midwives at risk. A network of autonomous midwives calls for an intercultural and intersectional approach to reproductive health care.
As blazes set new records, it is important to denormalize the framing of forest destruction as a simple natural cycle, detached from criminal activity, intentional deforestation, economic interests, and climate change.
Ancestral authorities played a decisive role in counteracting a right-wing backlash. In their vision for liberation, alternatives are built from the grassroots, regardless of the government in power.
Peter Klepeis, Keith Klepeis, Gabriela Mora-Klepeis, Jorge López Maldonado
Green hydrogen in southern Chile elicits glowing rhetoric from energy advocates. But unless benefits are shared with locals, the project could replicate harmful inequalities.
Romina Green Rioja, Roger Merino, Nayla Luz Vacarezza
The lofty promises of plurinationalism remain an unfinished project. The Fall 2024 NACLA Report explores how plurinational politics are organized and articulated at the margins of state power.
