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Extractivism
How Powerful Mining Corporations Plunder the Global South Without Consequence
Corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities.
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.
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.
What Happened to the Struggle for Socialism in Latin America?
The “pink tide” governments undermined themselves by committing to extractivism, says author Mike Gonzalez.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Revolutionary Extractivism in Bolivia?
Imagining alternative world orders from the ground up.
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.