Colombia needs democracy, plain and simple: An interview with María José Pizarro
The run-off presidential election in Colombia in June 19 is a rare opportunity for a left-wing breakthrough, which will help set aside the violent agenda that has so far been supported by the country’s elite
Labor and workers’ rights are at the heart of Chile’s new Constitutional Convention
The members of the Constitutional Convention have been working since July 2021 to propose a new, more inclusive framework for the country
Chile is at the political crossroads: social renewal or decades of painful neoliberal policy
Presidential candidate José Antonio Kast reflects the failure of Chile to prosecute those who violated the rights of Chileans during the 30 years of Pinochet’s rule
Ecuador’s neoliberal government announces state emergency to impose austerity
The declaration of a state of emergency by Guillermo Lasso is more likely about quelling opposition than guaranteeing security for Ecuadorians
Sex workers and COVID-19: Resisting the pandemic and criminalization
Sex workers who work at the intersection of informality, stigmatization and criminalization have strengthened their organizing to grapple with the economic impact of the pandemic
Meet the communists who now govern Chile
The recent victories of the left in a number of municipalities and in elections for the Constitutional Convention have set the stage for a categorical rejection of the legacy of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship and the building of a new Chile
Why delivery workers across the planet are rising up against exploitation
Even before the crisis of the pandemic, food delivery companies have seen their profits skyrocket while their so-called “self-employed” workers suffer rights violations and were banned from unionizing.
Migrant women are holding society together during this pandemic
Throughout the past year, as the epidemic has ravaged the world, domestic workers, the bulk of whom are migrant women, have shouldered extremely heavy burdens. At the same time, their working conditions have taken a turn for the worse