Bitter Harvest
Marisel Vera’s new novel chronicles the joys and sorrows of a Puerto Rican family displaced from one U.S. colony to another.
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Authoritarianism Wins Big in Tanzania Amid Bloodshed and Vote Rigging
Tanzania’s experience points to how a fully empowered autocrat can demolish a country’s constitutional system.
Remembering Maradona, A Soccer Superstar and a Champion of the Poor
“He carries the ball sewn to his foot and he’s got eyes all over his body,” one admirer wrote of Diego Maradona. In retirement, Maradona became outspoken about his leftist beliefs and was close friends with Fidel Castro.
Remembering David Graeber, Scholar, Troublemaker, Friend
Possibly the last thing David Graeber wrote for publication was an introduction he co-authored, with his longtime friend and…
‘Pandemic Solidarity’ Offers Hope Amid COVID Gloom
The global crisis of COVID-19 has lasted long enough for us to see books published on how we responded…
Anti-Social-Distancing Rallies: Corona Protests Are Mainstreaming Far-Right Ideologies
Amid a sea of yellow vests, Guy Fawkes masks, and German flags, two signs caught the camera’s eye at…
Environmental Violence is the Modern War Against Indigenous People
As Indian nations are battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, many are simultaneously battling ecological brutality brought about by governments…
COVID-19 Poses an Especially Great Risk to Brazil’s Indigenous Population
Not so long ago, during the 1960s and ’70s, indigenous peoples were purposely infected with highly contagious viruses. It…
Mexico: From Women’s Uprising To COVID-19 Crisis
Will Lopez Obrador’s progressive government do a better job of addressing the extra burdens women will carry during a time of social distancing?