The recent arrests of two Maya leaders is emblematic of increasing criminalization of Indigenous peoples by the Guatemalan ...

Labor unions and social movements across Peru, Panama, Chile, Argentina and Mexico have taken to the streets in mass combative struggle against decades of neoliberal policies that seek to convert ...

Enrique C. Ochoa details the transformation of Mexico’s food economy from a traditional, locally controlled system to one driven by ...

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Enrique C. Ochoa details the transformation of Mexico’s food economy from a traditional, locally controlled system to one ...

U.S. National Guard soldiers form a line against protesters in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. The pillar in front of them reads “Fuck ICE” and “Nazis were only following orders too.” (United States ...

Giovanni Batz’s carefully researched text examines how the Ixil and K’iche’ Mayas have resisted attacks on their land, state violence ...

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One year ago, Gahela Cari became the first trans woman to run for public office in Peru. Despite receiving high approval with 24,562 votes, she did not win a seat in the parliament because her ...

It looked like a timeless scene, as rural families from Ecuador’s highlands and lowlands lined up to engage in a money-less exchange of staple foods against the backdrop of the Andes mountains. Apart, ...

Demonstrators march against sexual violence in Plaza Dignidad in Santiago during Chile's social uprising, November 25, 2019. Feminists endorsed Boric in the second round election. (Karla Riveros / CC ...

The MAS also won a majority in congress. The party won by 65 percent to 32 percent in its stronghold of La Paz, but even gained a notable 35 percent in Santa Cruz, the department where the ...