Argentina’s textile sector torn apart
Javier Milei's ultra neocon policies threaten to tear apart what remains of Argentina's textile industry. Bert Schouwenburg examines the efforts of UK orgqanisations to source clothing ethically and the impact on one Argentine textile co-operative.
The oligarchy in mining is bad for all of us –...
In the second of two articles, mining engineer Laurence Morris describes how the oligarchy of the 'Big Five' mining companies operates and the negative consequences of their monopoly of power, influence and resources.
The oligarchy in mining is bad for all of us –...
Mining engineer Laurence Morris shows how the world's 5 largest mining companies constitute an oligarchy, with serious consequences for mine workers, communities, the environment and the countries which depend on their corporate 'largesse'
El Salvador: the Song of the Poor
Review of exceptional collection of diary pieces and writing by catholic priest and missionary Tommy Greenan, who lived and worked in Chalatenango, El Salvador, following the teachings of Oscar Romero
Argentina: Indigenous media threatened by Milei’s policies
Some have interrupted operations because of reasons predating the new president, but Milei's measures have exacerbated their situation
La Voz Indígena (The Indigenous Voice), a...
Being young in Cuba
Navigating the world as a young person anywhere is not simple. In Cuba, it is particularly arduous. I spoke to several young twenty-something Cubans...
The undeclared project to silence the Amazon
In the early hours of Monday August 12, silence fell on the Amazon. Márcio Souza, writer, dramatist, director, novelist, 'emperor of the Amazon', passed...
Honouring Indigenous resistance in Totonicapán: interview with Maya K’iché exile Lucía...
Maya K'iché activist Lucía Ixchíu tells the story of her path to political activism, creating solidarity among diverse Indigenous communities in Guatemala; and her life in exile
Lessons for Democracy From the Brazilian Amazon
This article, Marcos Colón (Amazônia Latitude), and Katie Surma (Inside Climate News) was first published by Sumaúma on 8 August 2024. You can read the...
Brazil: Bem Viver celebration in Pataxó territory
Celebration of 25 Years of Resistance and Good Living Forum 2024Foot of the Mountain Village, Easter Mountain, Southern Bahia August 17-20, 2024
On August 19,...