Causeswww.flickr.com Honduran paramilitaries violently infiltrate land rights groups The paramilitaries are targeting campesinos who are battling a corporate palm oil giant. But the armed groups, residents say, don’t act alone.
Politics www.politico.com It’s not a border crisis. It's a climate change crisis There was a time when rural Guatemalans never left home. But back to back hurricanes, failed crops and extreme poverty are driving them to make the dangerous trek north to the U.S. border.
Politics www.motherjones.com How did a lawyer who took on Big Oil and won end up under house arrest? Steven Donziger was celebrated by Nobel laureates and international lawyers. Is he a fraud artist?
Causes news.mongabay.com Land grabbing, cattle ranching ravage Colombian Amazon after FARC demobilization While Colombian authorities have targeted small farmers in and around national parks, large-scale deforesters have yet to face serious consequences.
