Mexico tariffs might energize Trump voters for 2020, but they won’t reduce immigration
June 8, 2019
Trump’s tariffs-for-crackdown tradeoff punishes Americans and Mexicans and doesn’t fix the border. It’s hard to imagine a more misdirected plan.
Category: Democracies
The Troubling Relationship Between Bolsonaro and Dictatorships
June 5, 2019
Brazil has been a democratic society for a mere 34 years. Bolsonaro’s efforts to keep alive the memory of the dictatorship, while he governs with the support of those who preach the return of an anti-democratic period is (or should be) more than a cause for concern.
OVER 40 NOBEL LAUREATES SAY GUATEMALA FACES A CRISIS IN DEMOCRACY & HUMAN RIGHTS
April 10, 2019
A democratic crisis is deepening in Guatemala, with human rights and rule of law increasingly under assault. Forty-four Nobel laureates, alarmed by the growing and dangerous disregard for justice, issued an open statement urging Guatemalan authorities to safeguard peace and democracy in Guatemala.
As Bolsonaro and Trump Target the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples Seek to Unite to Defend the Earth
April 10, 2019
In March, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited U.S President Donald Trump to discuss deepening relations between their countries. In their joint statement, the two presidents agreed to “catalyze investment in the Amazon region”.
Guatemalan Military Seeks Impunity for Crimes Committed During the War
April 10, 2019
Today the battle is in Congress, and the deputies who serve impunity, regardless of the violation of international treaties, are doing everything they can to approve the amendments to the National Reconciliation Law and guarantee impunity.
The Wall from the Other Side
March 27, 2019
I have trouble responding to the Trump Wall Hoax. First because it’s almost incomprehensible that we’re even talking about a “border crisis” that has no relationship to reality (there is no “surge” or “invasion”, no increase in crime, no correlation between violence and migrants, no terrorists over the southern border, no threat to national security). Fact-checking these speeches has become a macabre shadow dance, actions that respond to illusions until the real and the projected become indistinguishable to viewers.
Disappearances of Women Rise In Mexico’s Senseless Drug War
March 11, 2019
More than twenty-five years since the femicides of Juarez came to light, today throughout Mexico women are disappeared and murdered on a daily basis. The government reports that there are currently more than 9,000 disappeared women on the national registry of missing persons and that figure is probably much higher due to underreporting.
Journalism to eliminate gender violence
March 10, 2019
In spite of having overcome the barrier of silence, the coverage of gender violence repeats many vices of the past. With the exception of feminist media, reporters, directors, and editors continue to gravitate towards the more morbid, leaving out the context of the crime- gender violence and the pardon in which it is expressed.What are the ethical obligations of journalism that covers gender violence and how is it held responsible?
U.S., Canadian Native Women Fight for Missing and Murdered
March 9, 2019
From Anchorage to Acoma, all over the United States and Canada, native women have been mobilizing to procure justice for missing and murdered sisters. In recent years, the mounting grassroots efforts have made hard-won progress to counter gender-related violence in colonized communities.
Military Moves into Environmental Management in South America
March 9, 2019
Environmental and land management in South America is being slowly but persistently militarized with the aim of controlling extractive industries, especially gold mining.