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Extractivism

A copper mine in Zambia.
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

How Powerful Mining Corporations Plunder the Global South Without Consequence

Corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities.
by
Nate Singham,
Independent Media Institute
June 9, 2019
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An industrial mining operation in Brazil. Note the forest at the edge of the open pit mine.
News
Human Rights

Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining Without Indigenous Consent

The Bolsonaro administration’s plan violates indigenous land rights as guaranteed under Brazil’s 1988 constitution.
by
Sue Branford &
Maurício Torres,
Mongabay
March 17, 2019
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Protesters rally in solidarity with the victims of the Brumadinho dam collapse in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 1, 2019. Such disasters symbolize capitalism's failure to secure basic human rights and environmental protections in Brazil.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

Brazil Dam Collapse Is a Human Rights Disaster and Crime

Such disasters symbolize capitalism’s failure to secure basic human rights and environmental protections in Brazil.
by
Caitlin Schroering,
Truthout
March 3, 2019
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greets supporters at a march, January 23, 2002, in Caracas, Venezuela.
Interview
Politics & Elections

What Happened to the Struggle for Socialism in Latin America?

The “pink tide” governments undermined themselves by committing to extractivism, says author Mike Gonzalez.
by
Anton Woronczuk,
Truthout
February 21, 2019
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News

The Struggle Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Has Linked Indigenous Communities Across the World

Standing Rock has created new connections in the struggle to protect water and Indigenous territory worldwide.
by
Jeff Abbott,
Truthout
March 2, 2017
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Hundreds of indigenous Hondurans and peasants march on August 17, 2016, in Tegucigalpa demanding justice for the murder of indigenous environmentalist Berta Cáceres.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Activists in Central America Fear for Their Lives in Wake of Assassinations

The assassination of a prominent environmental activist in Honduras presents a troubling message to movements in the region.
by
Jeff Abbott,
Truthout
March 18, 2016
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News
Economy & Labor

Mexican Farmers Accuse Mining Companies of Shady Tactics in Chiapas

Titanium mining is threatening communities’ ecological stability and disrupting collective decision-making practices in Chiapas.
by
Santiago Navarro F. &
Renata Bessi,
Truthout
October 20, 2015
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News Analysis

Plans Proceed to Extract Oil and Gas From Bolivia’s National Parks

Bolivian President Evo Morales escalates the stakes in the debate over extractivism as an anti poverty strategy.
by
Emily Achtenberg,
NACLA Rebel Currents
July 1, 2015
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News Analysis
Environment & Health

Revolutionary Extractivism in Bolivia?

Imagining alternative world orders from the ground up.
by
Bret Gustafson &
Nicole Fabricant,
North American Congress on Latin America
March 6, 2015
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News Analysis

Climate Crisis, the Deindustrialization Imperative and the Jobs vs. Environment Dilemma

To prevent global ecological collapse we must radically retrench and close down unsustainable industries.
by
Richard Smith,
Truthout
November 12, 2014
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