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Chile Vows to Dispel Lingering Shadow of Dictatorship
Native peoples like the Mapuche lack constitutional recognition in Chile and have engaged in confrontation with the authorities.
Will Supremes Apply Cell Phone Privacy to Metadata Collection?
If the court is consistent in its analysis, it will determine that the collection by the government of all of our electronic records implicates the same privacy concerns as …
Gustavo Esteva With Brad Evans | Violence and Hope in Chiapas: Pedagogies by the Globally Oppressed
The Zapatista "struggle is our struggle, everywhere, in every city, in every country of the world. We are in a very difficult moment, in a terrible moment of humankind, …
Why Repression Continues in Honduras
Military repression in Honduras is a direct legacy of U.S. meddling in the country.
Who Violated Ukraine’s Sovereignty?
Actions in Ukraine erode guarantees of 1994 Budapest Agreement.
World Leaders Honor Chico Mendes’ Fight for Environmental and Land Rights
Environmental activist leaders from around the world and their supporters met in Washington, DC, to discuss land grabs and other issues, continuing the work of assassinated activist Chico Mendes.
The Arab Millennials Will Be Back: Three Ways the Youth Rebellions Are Still Shaping the Middle East
Many of the millennial activists who briefly turned the Arab world upside down and provoked so many changes are putting their energies into non-governmental organizations.
Mexican Shale Industry Hoist on NAFTA-Induced Gang Violence Petard
There's perilous little recognition in the US of how much of the rise in gang violence and drug wars is the direct result of NAFTA.
What They Died For
In some years of the Iraq War, more soldiers died by their own hand than in combat. They died of the war, but not in the war. What for?
Bill Ayers | With Teacher Tenure Threatened, Trouble in Every Direction for Public Education
The California teacher tenure case was cast as a group of poor kids suing to get rid of bad teachers. In reality, it's more about education privatization than education …