Ayotzinapa, State Violence and Terror
October 17, 2015
Approximately one year after the murders and forced disappearances, the truth is still buried. But the implications of these crimes are obvious.
Category: Social Movements
The Latin America WikiLeaks Files
October 12, 2015
Latin America’s movement of resistance to the neoliberal agenda has in large part been successful. It’s an epic tale that’s gradually coming to light thanks to continued exploration of the massive trove of U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
October 2 Tlatelolco March: A Legacy of Resistance and Remembrance
October 7, 2015
United under a call for justice extended through decades of impunity, the fight for justice for the victims of state repression came alive at the march, inspired by the fierce activist spirit of Mexico’s students.
From Tlatelolco to Ayotzinapa: October 2 March
October 5, 2015
Americas Program’s photojournalism report from Friday’s October 2nd March in Mexico City.
Ayotzinapa On the Ground and Across Borders
October 2, 2015
The traumatic events in Iguala and the inadequate, even corrupt, state response has provoked mourning and indignation. The attacks, assassinations, and disappearances of the Ayotzinapa students awakened the consciousness of Mexico, and much of the world, by connecting various fights for justice that all share this widespread commonality: a rejection of state-sponsored violence, and an affirmation of the power of rising up together to fight for a world that values human lives.
Photo Series: Ayotz1napa Global March
September 28, 2015
The Americas Program joined thousands this past Saturday, September 26 to march in solidarity with the families and peers of Ayotzinapa. Check out our photo series of the march.
On Government Lies, Human Bonfires and the Search for Truth
September 22, 2015
Why was the government in such a hurry to close the case by shunting the blame off to organized crime? Why insist on a “historic truth” that was not only untrue, but also demonstrably lacking in coherency and common sense?
“This is Just Beginning”
September 21, 2015
The corruption that was revealed has been known for decades and has deepened over the last few governments. But what had to come together for a change of this magnitude to occur?
The United States Wins In Brazil
September 7, 2015
The right and the financial sector got the Workers’ Party (PT) and Dilma Rousseff’s government to agree to advance its neoliberal program and its close alliance with Washington.
Challenges of the COP21 Paris and Climate Movements
August 25, 2015
The debate is over. Now no one can deny that the world is growing warmer and that it is due to capitalist industrial activity. Or they could deny it, but without any supporting evidence in their favor.