Latin America
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Difficult days ahead for Brazil
The attempted coup by supporters of the former Brazilian President on January 8th may have been thwarted but as Sue Branford argues, Brazilian democracy is far from safe
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It’s not drought, it’s plunder: commodification and Chile’s water crisis
Water scarcity in Chile is the price of its commodification, writes Carole Concha Bell
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Latin America’s new ‘Pink Tide’
Pablo Navarrete reports on the resurgence of the left in Latin America
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What poetry on ruins can teach us about our present struggles
Ruined spaces and their poetics offer valuable insights into contemporary struggles and injustices, says Cecilia Enjuto Rangel
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Challenges ahead for Colombia’s new government
Leading a leftist government in a right-wing country, Gustavo Petro’s plans for economic reform face opposition – including from within his own political alliance. Daniela Díaz Rangel reports
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How trans rights activists changed Argentina
Argentina’s groundbreaking gender identity laws were won through longstanding activist traditions, diverse tactics and solidarity. The experience has lessons for us all, write Alessandra Viggiano and Siobhán McGuirk
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Compulsory voting: the debate
Judith Brett outlines Australia’s experience with – and makes the case for – compulsory voting, whilst Daniel Chavez shows how, for the left in Uruguay, compulsory voting is an essential foundation on which more direct forms of democracy have been built
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