The “Super-Mustache” of Nicolás Maduro: The Scapegoat of Neoliberal Elites
By Frederick B. MillsFrom Washington DC Over the past month, ruling elites in Ecuador and Chile as well as the
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Photo-report | The Chilean fury behind the lens
Foto-Reportaje | La furia de Chile tras el lente Four young Chilean photographers lived the days of violence directly, documenting
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Ecuador: Lenin Moreno’s government sacrifices the poor to satisfy the IMF
By Wilma Salgado, PhD Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno has been cutting government spending since signing an Extended Fund Facility (EFF)
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Monroeism is the other side of Jim Crow, the side facing South
This Forum of São Paulo of Washington DC marks a significant step forward in building North-South solidarity on behalf of economic and social justice throughout the hemisphere and respect for the sovereign equality of nations…
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Andean Water Wars: the Silala case
The Atacama Desert is the second driest place on earth, and the watersheds of the rivers in the region, the Lauca, Maurí, and Silala, have long been in dispute. In a time when climate change impacts hydrographic basins everywhere, the dispute over the remote Silala watershed, in particular, has become a testament to the importance of fresh water.
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From Colonized Thought to Decolonial Aesthetics: The Search for a “Philosophical Voice” Amongst Puerto Rican Colonized Subjects
In the following article I present an example of how Lola Rodríguez de Tió, a popular Puerto Rican poet, used poetry to raise her voice and fight against colonization and for independence. Her work is a good example of how protest marches as well as multiple forms of anti-colonial expression – sculptures, music, dance, etc. – can be instrumental to communicating the desire for freedom and sovereignty.
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