Far-right governments in the U.S., UK, and Brazil are laying bare their nihilistic roots and full destructive potential.
Burning Down the House
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Ecuador: All You Need Is Love…And Oil?
Ecuador is marketing its lush rainforest to North American tourists. But there won’t be much left if it drills for oil there.
Brazil’s Green-Washed World Cup
Like the United States, Brazil has a long way to go with its response to global warming.
Review: The Unconquered
Sydney Possuelo is on a mission to find the last uncontacted tribes in the Amazon. A passionate and radical explorer and ethnographer, Possuelo has devoted his life to the preservation of indigenous and uncontacted Amazonian tribes, in addition to creating a team of likeminded activists called the Sertanistas. Possuelo is also the main character in Scott Wallace’s new book,The Unconquered, which chronicles the antics that ensued during a three-month mission into the Amazon to locate an uncontacted tribe called the Flecheiros (Arrow People).
Trade Agreement Kills Amazon Indians
The recent clash between indigenous peoples and Peruvian national police sends a powerful message from the Amazon jungle straight to Washington: The enormous social, political, and environmental costs of the free-trade model are no longer acceptable.