If the candidate Gustavo Petro wins the presidential election in Colombia, he will be in government, but he will be far from having reached power, especially in the most decisive aspects of the term. Juan Diego Garcia This difference between governing from the presidency and really exercising power […]
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Bolivia and its fight against drugs without the DEA
The decision has cost the South American country a defamatory campaign and efforts by the United States to weaken the coca growers’ movement. The US does not want to accept that the Bolivian model has produced unparalleled results in terms of transparency, sovereign policy and investment of its own resources […]
Women’s right to land and climate justice
To mitigate against the worst impacts of climate change, we urgently need to eliminate discriminatory laws and cultural practices that curtail women’s inheritance and property rights. Preventing women from owning land and other assets leaves them more vulnerable to climate shocks, and this has a damaging ripple effect with ramifications […]
Lebanon between autonomy and no war
Amid economic collapse and a post-election scenario, Lebanon’s Hezbollah reaffirmed its national commitment as a bastion of resistance to Israel and the US. Yodeni Maso Aguila 22 years after the victory against the Zionist occupation forces, the Secretary for International Relations of the Lebanese Islamic Resistance, Sayyed Ammar […]
Rua dos Anjos: Secrecy and self-revelation
Renata’s intention to make a documentary film in which she would learn about the experience of sex-work led to challenging situations. Advertising free sex in exchange for a photograph got no takers; in contrast Maria and Renata did accept the challenge of revealing personal issues in a film, and audiences […]