March 10, 2016
development, extractivism, human rights, Peru
Grassroots, Highlights, Politics
by Eduardo Gudynas – The enormous mining corporation tried every which way they could to evict this family of subsistence farmers. They used the police, guards, journalists, judgements, and many other weapons. But this is a steadfast family, with a woman deeply rooted in her land in Peru’s northern Andes, who resisted with all her […]
December 8, 2014
democracy, development, progressivism, Uruguay
Grassroots, Politics
Environmental Analyst Eduardo Gudynas Dissects the Myth of President José Mujica. Interview conducted by Rafael Archondo, at Erbol Radio, La Paz (Bolivia). Eduardo Gudynas is what is commonly called a “wet blanket.” Latin America is not just going through a growth period, not just a time of “fat cows” as they say in Spanish, but […]
November 8, 2013
Amazon, climate change, Ecuador, extractivism, oil, political ecology, progressivism
Development, Grassroots, Politics, Sustainability
by David Hill – After the collapse of a groundbreaking attempt to protect the Yasuni National Park, Chinese companies could be ready to drill for oil. The announcement by Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, that he has abandoned a ground-breaking scheme stopping oil operations in the Amazon has led to a wave of protests across the […]