A new film offers a look at the human beings lost in the debate over “border security.”
Who Is Dayani Cristal? A Tale of Death in the Desert
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Latin America & Caribbean
Ten Reasons to Love Uruguayan President José Mujica
Uruguay’s president has put the country on the map as one of the world’s most exciting experiments in creative, progressive governance.
The Free-Trade Regime: Oligarchy in Action
Free trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership undermine democracy and sovereignty.
Suing for Peace in Costa Rica
Costa Rican lawyer Roberto Zamora sued his government for supporting the Bush administration’s illegal war in Iraq—and won.
Noah: We Caused the Flood
Darren Aronofsky’s film “Noah” sends a clear message: take care of the earth or the consequences will be fatal.
Paying for the Climate Change Pivot
Unless every nation ramps down military spending and invests in clean energy, we’ll all lose the next big war over the fate of the Earth without even firing a shot.
Guatemala: Suppressing Dissent at Home and Abroad
Human rights defenders in Guatemala are facing the worst environment since the civil war.
Earth: Game Over?
We’re in the middle of a sixth mass extinction, and this will be the first one—and possibly the last—we will witness as human beings.
Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean
Climate change is already wreaking havoc on the Caribbean’s vital fishing, tourism, and agriculture industries.
Goodbye, Carl Bloice
Conn Hallinan remembers Carl Bloice—an FPIF columnist, longtime journalist, and lifetime advocate for the dispossessed.