Michael Laxer
At least 196 environmental defenders were murdered in 2023
New Global Witness report documents the violence faced by those resisting extractive industries, with Latin America remaining the...
top of page
Search
Michael Laxer
Aug 274 min read
Honduras, Nicaragua and Caribbean countries defend Venezuelan elections
“The United States has repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Latin America and the Caribbean, but not in favor of the people,...
Michael Laxer
Aug 223 min read
'Complicity in War Crimes': Report Names Countries, Companies Supplying Fuel to Israel
"Corporations supplying jet fuel and oil to Israel may be providing material support to the military," one expert said, "and therefore...
Michael Laxer
Jul 29 min read
Final Declaration of the XXVII Meeting of the São Paulo Forum
Photo of the final plenary session of the XXVII FSP Meeting, June 27 -- photo via the FSP The XXVII Meeting of the leftist and...
Michael Laxer
Jun 188 min read
Solar power is booming in Brazil. Can it be a boom for all?
Solar is now Brazil’s second-largest source of electricity. Experts say its growth must also reach and respect communities cut off from...
Michael Laxer
Jun 172 min read
Colombia skips Ukraine "peace summit", Brazil, India and South Africa decline to sign final communique
CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 The Ukraine War "peace summit" that was held in Switzerland 15-16 June was already seen in many parts of the world as of...
Michael Laxer
Jun 16 min read
Lula's Gaza Rhetoric is not enough
Although Lula da Silva called Israel’s war against Palestinians a genocide, the Brazilian president is yet to follow that up with...
Michael Laxer
Feb 285 min read
Lula, Israel’s Genocide, and Racism on Brazilian Corporate Media
By Gabriel Rocha Gaspar “Brazilian diplomatic tradition relies on solving problems. The ‘incident’ with Israel takes the opposite...
Michael Laxer
Feb 262 min read
'If This Isn't Genocide, I Don't Know What Is,' Says Lula of Israeli Attack on Gaza
"What the Israeli government is doing to the Palestinian people is not war," said the President of Brazil. "It's not soldiers who are...
Michael Laxer
Feb 213 min read
Lula Recalls Israel Envoy Amid Escalating Clash Over Genocide Remarks
The Brazilian president's move comes after the leftist leader was declared persona non grata in Israel for comparing its genocidal war on...
Michael Laxer
Jan 18 min read
2023: The year in review on The Left Chapter
Palestinian flags fly at a Solidarity with Gaza march in Toronto, Canada on October 21 -- from our post: "End the Siege of Gaza Now!":...
Michael Laxer
Dec 13, 20231 min read
MST Sends Another Donation of 11 Tons of Food to Families in Gaza
Photo via MST By Global News Service Another shipment of food produced by members of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) left Brazil on...
Michael Laxer
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Latin American Women Take to the Streets on International Safe Abortion Day
One activist in Mexico said the country's green wave movement now had the task of "decriminalizing abortion in the minds of the people."...
Michael Laxer
Sep 25, 20233 min read
Brazilian Supreme Court Delivers 'Historic Victory' to Indigenous Peoples
The court ruled against the Big Ag-backed "time limit trick," which would have only recognized Indigenous land claims if the group could...
Michael Laxer
Sep 14, 20233 min read
One Environmental Defender Was Killed Every Other Day in 2022: Analysis
"Governments around the world must urgently address the senseless killings of those who stand up for our planet, including for the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 202311 min read
Profit Trumps People and Planet in Brazil’s Eucalyptus Industry
Brazil is set to unleash several varieties of genetically engineered eucalyptus, which will worsen a bad situation. Harvesting eucalyptus...
Michael Laxer
Jul 4, 202310 min read
Final Declaration of the XXVI Meeting of the São Paulo Forum
Final plenary photo of the XXVI Meeting of the Forum -- photo via the Sao Paulo Forum The XXVI Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum was held in...
Michael Laxer
Jul 3, 20234 min read
XXVI Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum in Brasilia ends with Resolution of Solidarity with Cuba
Head of the Department of International Relations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Emilio Lozada Grarcía makes a...
Michael Laxer
May 31, 20239 min read
Red Review #100 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from India, Cuba, Greece, France, Sudan, Swaziland, South Korea, Kenya, Brazil, Venezuela and elsewhere. Over 25,000 peasants...
Michael Laxer
Mar 28, 20236 min read
France rising!: Red Review #91 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from France, the UK, Peru, Brazil, the USA, Israel and elsewhere. France rising! -- Image via Twitter March 18: Thousands...
bottom of page