Ecuador Votes: The Fate of the Amazon is on the Ballot
As Ecuador's presidential election heads to a runoff vote with a focus on economic concerns, the future of the Amazon rainforest hangs in the balance.
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On Debt and Diplomacy: Passing the Microphone on Climate
The oil spill in Mauritius underscores the urgent need for powerful political actors to step back and allow those living at the frontlines of the climate crisis to lead the international conversation.
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Dirty Money, Dirty Water: Oil on Trial in the Amazon
In the shadow of the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline, Indigenous communities of Ecuador's Amazon are struggling to find justice as they live through the consequences of the country's largest oil spill in over a decade.
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Law and Order Politics: A Gateway to Authoritarianism
Politicians in both Central America and in the US garner public support for law and order policies on the basis of fear of crime and generalized assumptions of marginalized groups, allowing authoritarian behavior to go unchecked under the…
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Climate Refugees: A Story of Classification, Bureaucracy, and Recognition
Climate justice cannot be achieved until intergovernmental organizations fulfill their promises to act in the defense of universal human rights. Currently, the harmful bureaucratic nature of agencies like the UNHCR makes this an impossible…
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