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Extractivism

The sun shines through high security fencing surrounding Norwich Prison on August 25, 2005, in Norwich, England.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done

Kelly Hayes and Ruth Wilson Gilmore discuss organizing, extraction and time.
by
Kelly Hayes,
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April 14, 2022
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Melting ice on the Kuskokwim River near the town of Bethel on the Yukon Delta in Alaska on April 12, 2019. Bethel is located 73 miles from the proposed mine.
News
Environment & Health

Alaska Tribes Are Fighting Back Against Plans to Open Colossal Gold Mine

Two Alaska Native corporations are working to develop what would be one of the world’s largest gold mines.
by
Joaqlin Estus,
Indian Country Today
January 23, 2022
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Activists lead an Anti-Columbus Day Tour at the American Museum of Natural History on October 8, 2018, in New York City.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Growing Movement Pushes Museums to Cut Ties With Colonialism and Apartheid

Museums have profited from colonial violence for centuries. Strike MoMA and other activists worldwide say, β€œno more.”
by
Ashley Dawson,
Truthout
June 7, 2021
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A truly frightening amount of police march in a line in a pre-covid photo
News Analysis
Human Rights

Extractive Companies Privatize Repression and Counterinsurgency in the Americas

As resistance to fossil fuels grows, private militaries have become a lucrative business, especially in Latin America.
by
Michael Wilson Becerril,
Truthout
April 25, 2021
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View of the portraits of the victims of the January 25, 2019, dam collapse during a tribute in Brumadinho, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on January 25, 2020, to mark one year since the disaster which killed 259 people.
News Analysis
Human Rights

A Year After Brazil Dam Collapse, Communities Still Calling for Accountability

A grassroots movement is demanding justice for impacted communities one year after a devastating dam collapse.
by
Caitlin Schroering,
Truthout
February 9, 2020
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"Decolonization begins with the very Earth itself," say the editors of "Standing with Standing Rock."
Interview
Environment & Health

Decolonization Is Essential to Successfully Resist Extractivism

“Decolonization begins with the very Earth itself,” say the editors of “Standing with Standing Rock.”
by
Samantha Borek,
Truthout
February 2, 2020
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A worker operates a drilling rig at the Barroso mine near Boticas, northern Portugal, on September 3, 2018.
News
Environment & Health

How a Rising Anti-Mining Movement Is Challenging Portugal’s “White Gold” Rush

Portuguese are organizing to stop a boom in lithium mining, as the government rushes to become Europe’s top supplier.
by
Marina Martinez,
Waging Nonviolence
December 29, 2019
Truthout
An activist yells during a protest
News Analysis
Human Rights

COP25 Is Perpetuating a Culture of Impunity for Human Rights Violations

By ignoring the persecution of environmental defenders in Chile and elsewhere the UN is setting a dangerous precedent.
by
Gary Hughes,
Truthout
December 13, 2019
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A person with a covered face walks through the brush
News
Human Rights

Indigenous Colombians Escalate Fight to Rescue Ancestral Lands

Nasa activists are taking direct action to liberate the land, cutting down cane fields and growing native vegetation.
by
Santiago Navarro F.,
Truthout
December 1, 2019
Truthout
Author, social activist and filmmaker Naomi Klein speaks to hundreds in Union Square in New York City on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria.
Interview
Environment & Health

Naomi Klein: The Struggles Against Climate Change and Racism Are Inseparable

The author of the new book, “On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal,” discusses how she finds hope.
by
Natalie Hanman,
The Guardian
September 15, 2019
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