Indigenous protesters against the coup government report escalating atrocities and rising repression.
“They Are Killing Us Like Dogs”: Dispatches from the Ground in Bolivia
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Latin America & Caribbean
What’s Happening In Bolivia Is a Violent Right-Wing Coup
Progressives need to speak up: Morales made mistakes, but nothing justifies the violent right-wing putsch that followed.
Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics
In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.
Dig Beneath the World’s Far-Right Governments — You’ll Find Fossil Fuels
From Brazil to India to the United States, extractive industries have aligned themselves with authoritarian governments waging war on minority populations.
The End of Asylum?
Trump’s asylum ban and kangaroo tent courts threaten to destroy a pillar of international humanitarian law. What can we do?
Who’s Burning the Amazon?
The fires are no accident. They’re set by people turning a profit in a grocery store near you.
Burning Down the House
Far-right governments in the U.S., UK, and Brazil are laying bare their nihilistic roots and full destructive potential.
Brazil: From Global Leader to U.S. Follower
Under the far-right Bolsonaro, Brazil is abandoning its regional leadership to align with U.S. interests in Latin America.
For True Climate Justice, Abolish ICE and CBP
Lawmakers say frontline communities should be at the heart of the Green New Deal. They must include current and future undocumented immigrants.
To Defeat Trump, ‘the Resistance’ Must Own Up to Its Own White Supremacy
From immigration to climate, the white left’s blind spots have sullied even well intentioned efforts to combat Trump, the far right, and ecological collapse.