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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAn indigenous community vs the giant hydro-electric companyThe Tekoha Sauce indigenous community, who were displaced by the Itaipú hydroelectric giant 37 years ago in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrazil’s democracy under threat – the attack against universities as a space for critical thinkingDemocracy in Brazil is hanging by a thread. The government’s ideologues are not only trying to silence all critical...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaResilience in the aftermath of Brazil’s deadly dam collapseIn the small mining town of Brumadinho, the Córrego do Feijão tailings dam owned by Vale, the largest iron ore...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFascism in Brazil thrives on creating enemies“We feel profound repulsion towards those who are not Brazilian” said Bolsonaro, referring to foreign NGOs that work...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMinister Weintraub and the metamorphosis of BrazilThe rule of law is deteriorating in Brazil before our eyes, and in some North-Eastern states such as Pará, it is...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#RickyTeBotamos: the popular mobilization that provoked a political storm in Puerto RicoThe insistence of the Puerto Ricans taking to the streets for more than two weeks as part of a national strike has...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaGlobalization and the enchantment of the worldWhat does the term "globalization" mean? Is it a strictly economic phenomenon or does it involve several dimensions?...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaUncertainty and elections in ArgentinaIs the Argentine vote determined by the pro-peronist/anti-peronist axis? Do their choices depend on the left-right...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNew congresswomen give hope in confronting a deeply racist US presidentDespite the president appearing to be untouchable, a new wave of congresswomen are challenging his racist policies...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhat hides behind Bolsonaro’s project for the Brazilian Amazon?PowerPoint slides used during a government meeting in Pará this year confirm that the current government intends to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA Uruguayan Bolsonaro in October?On June 30, political parties in Uruguay held primary elections to decide who will be their leading candidate at the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe new Pacific port: beware of Colombia’s mistakes from the pastPolitical elites and the Colombian coffee industry have considered building a port on the Northern Pacific coast of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBolsonaro’s liesIs Brazil's government fascist? Given its anti-Semitism, stifling of the press and persecution of political...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTupí: A story of indigenous courage and resolveTupí is an indigenous activist denouncing violence against women and fighting to protect human rights and the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaJoane: Plastic is killing us in the AmazonThis young Brazilian activist fights for a better future in her village in the Brazilian Amazon. Her story is the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDeath at the Mexico-US Border: from reaction to engagementYet again, a photograph erupts into the collective sightline: a picture of a father and child who drowned whilst...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDrica: Resistance in the quilombos of the Trombetas RiverThis Brazilian activist is responsible for an association of 6 afro-Brazilian communities that face the threat of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFormer cabinet members protest against Bolsonaro and his governmentFive former ministers of culture become the latest group of politicians to sign manifests in opposition to Jair...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaUS pays $775 a head per day to keep children in cages as House approves additional $4.5bnA few Democratic Party lawmakers and presidential hopefuls attempted to visit a privately-run immigration detention...