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The Angry Tide of the Latin American far right
José Antonio Kast campaigning in Chile in October -- Equipo Kast, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and aggressively. Testosterone leaks from their pores, a toxic sweat that has spread across the region. It would be easy to say that this is the impact of Donald Trump’s own brand of neo-fascism, but this is not true. Th

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A Scholar’s Quest to Find the Ancestral People of the Most Influential Language on Earth
Who and where were the Proto-Indo-Europeans? Almost 450 languages spoken by 4 billion people descend from their tongue—and J.P. Mallory...

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Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the Americas
For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Many factors contribute to this, but...

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Oct 47 min read


Rules vs. Reality: How Competing Views Shape the Way We Use Language
From grammar rules to everyday slang, debates over descriptivism and prescriptivism reveal how we balance authority with the way people...

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Sep 89 min read


Questioning the Corporation
From trading posts to tech empires, corporations continue to grow in strength. Without reform, their power may soon eclipse public...

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Aug 813 min read


Trump and His Impossible Return to the Past
Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 -- public domain image By Atilio A. Borón...

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Apr 18 min read


Time for Truthful Narratives on Immigration
The “migrant crisis” was manufactured and is the fault of both Trump and Biden. We need to understand that the U.S. needs immigrants more...
Michael Laxer
Dec 6, 20246 min read


Highlander Research and Education Center Brings Old-School Expertise to Present-Day Issues
Formed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice. Image via Highlander By Damon...
Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20247 min read


Forests Thrive When Indigenous People Have Legal Stewardship of Their Land
The fate of intact forests is closely linked to that of Indigenous peoples. Praying in the Beginning of Hudoq Kawit Ritual in Dayak Bahau...
Michael Laxer
Sep 17, 20246 min read


Procter & Gamble, Mondelēz, and Nestlé Are Among 10 of the Leading Consumer Brands Driving Global Deforestation
Despite corporate commitments, deforestation rates remain high, and community land conflicts continue. Activists protest P&G's role in...
Michael Laxer
May 20, 20249 min read


Banks and Investors Are Fueling a Global Biodiversity Crisis
Commercial financial flows to the forest-risk commodity sectors are driving the majority of tropical deforestation. By Laurel Sutherlin...
Michael Laxer
Apr 28, 202410 min read
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