MEXICO: GOODBYE SUBCO MARCOS, HELLO SUBCO GALEANO
The killing of a Zapatista schoolteacher leads subcomandante Marcos to adopt a new identity in honour of his fallen comrade
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Mining: democracy comes from the street
Protests at Chubut in Argentina highlight the importance of pressure from the streets to force local officials to hold the line against destructive mine development. In Brazil, meanwhile, it is the trans-Brazil FIOL railway project that is mobilising communities to defend their land and livelihoods.
Narratives of migration through film
Lia Gomez-Lang takes a close look at Fernanda Valadez’s poignant feature film Sin Señas Particulares (Identifying Features), a tender portrayal of disappearances of migrants on the Mexico-United States border, and LAB recommends other important films presenting narratives of migration.
What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin...
Ben Dangl, editor of UpsideDownWorld.org, explores why today Latin America is no longer scared of U.S. imperialism.
Mexico: Trump weakens fragile economy
If the immigration agenda of Donald Trump and his administration is not enough of a racist assault on the human rights of Mexicans, the...
How an indigenous community halted mining
Conversing with Goliath is a research project carried out by FLACSO-Mexico and De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, sponsored by the British Academy (2017-2020). The...
Mexico: Footprints of Memory — searching for the disappeared
Artist Alfredo López Casanova inscribes the names of the missing relatives into the soles of the shoes of their surviving relatives
An intimate look at investigative journalism in Mexico
Hunter N Johnson’s impactful short documentary takes an intimate look at the role of investigative journalism in the context of Mexico’s widespread abductions and forced disappearances.
The Femicide Crisis in the State of Mexico
Honduras: Yorleni’s story
A wave of homicides targeting female victims — labeled as femicides — has been sweeping the State of Mexico, the sprawl of...