Ecuador Faces Economic Dilemma After Vote to Ban Oil Drilling In the Amazon
How will the new president reconcile the ban on oil with the country’s economic dependence on extractivism?
‘Historic and Wonderful’: Ecuadorians Reject Oil Drilling in Precious Amazon Region
"A remarkable example for other countries in democratizing climate politics."
Latin America Rising (w/ Ollie Vargas)
By Alan MaCleod / MintPress News South of the border, an entire region is rising. Latin America is electing radical governments, dismantling cold-war era power structures and moving towards integration…
A Community is Fighting to Stop Gold Mining Firms Polluting Ecuador’s Rivers
Defenders of the Azuay water, led by Indigenous leader Yaku Pérez, are fighting against gold mining in the region
Sexual Violence is a Pervasive Threat for Female Farm Workers – Here’s How the US Could Reduce Their Risk
By Kathleen Sexsmith, Francisco Alfredo Ryes, and Megan A.M. Griffin / The Conversation Television crime shows often are set in cities, but in its third season, ABC’s “American Crime” took…
CIA-Linked Security Company Targeted Former Ecuador President Who Granted Assange Asylum
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter In addition to targeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a CIA-linked private security company based in Spain allegedly spied on former Ecuador president Rafael Correa.…
People’s Summit in Brussels Calls for Respect of Democracy and Self-Determination
Over 1,000 people participated in the People’s Summit that brought together the people of Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe.
Indigenous Children’s ‘Miracle’ Survival Has Backdrop of Colombian Violence
It is not surprising that the children whose plane crashed in the Amazon hid from the uniformed men rescuing them
50 Years After the Coup, Families Demand Justice for the Disappeared In Uruguay
Throughout Latin America, families have not given up on finding the tens of thousands disappeared by military dictatorships during the Cold War.
Journalists for Sale: US Troops to Peru, Castillo’s Coup and the Future of Latin America (w/ Ben Norton)
Ben Norton breaks down the recent deployment of U.S. troops to Peru, and the shocking events that have led to this moment.
Haiti’s Choice Is Social Revolution or Foreign Intervention
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch With long experience of chaos, violence, and dysfunctional governance, Haiti looks now to be on the verge of new crisis in the form of foreign…
Peru’s Coup-Plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval (But Full US Backing)
A polling firm found that Peru’s coup-plotting, right-wing-controlled congress has 6% approval and 91% disapproval. Unelected leader Dina Boluarte has 15% approval and 78% disapproval. But they have the full…
‘Mexico Is Not a US Colony!’: AMLO Condemns Invasion Threats, Celebrates Nationalization of Oil and Lithium
Mexico’s leftist President AMLO condemned “hypocritical” Republicans who want the US military to invade, declaring “Mexico is an independent and free country, not a US colony or protectorate!” In a…
Russia and China Summit: The Reconfiguration of World Power
The three day Moscow summit signals China and Russia's commitment to each other and the vision of a new multipolar world.
Heading Into International Women’s Day in Mexico: Let’s Be Thousands in the Streets against Femicide and Violence
In 2022, 3,754 women were killed in Mexico, but only 33.7 percent were investigated as femicides. We need to build a movement that fights against misogynist violence.