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Machi Betiana’s return to the rewe

The Mapuche people need to live in their territory to exist. This is how it is for the Lof Lafken Winkul Mapu. However, and despite being an enshrined right, according to National Parks, judges and prosecutors functional to economic power,…

Politics can and must repair, doing once and for all, in favor of the people, what it is possible to do today.

Political situation The cold numbers of an election, in this case a constitutional plebiscite, throw up different readings, some more histrionic than others, with the eagerness to steal the limelight and appear for a second more on the screen, like…

Ecuador: A brief review of 2023

Ecuador closes 2023 in an unprecedented economic, institutional, and psychosocial crisis, governed by economic elites under a catastrophic neoliberal model and surrounded by drug trafficking. It was the country’s “most violent year in history”, with more than 7,500 violent deaths,…

Chile: It is time to make, create, and build a future for everyone

What should be done with FONASA and ISAPRES. For people, without exception, having health care coverage according to the needs that arise at different times of life, is one of the most important priorities, and from the point of view…

Mega deal between SQM and Codelco for lithium: Chilean State will own 50% plus 1%.

This agreement ensures the continuity of the production of lithium and other substances and broadens the scope of Codelco’s participation in the global challenge of energy transition, taking advantage of the opportunities generated by the intensive use of copper and…

Viability of Green Hydrogen falters: Scientific studies demystify its efficiency

A study reviewed more than 50 scientific publications on the cost-effectiveness and viability of green hydrogen, concluding that it is more costly and inefficient compared to other alternatives. By Alfredo Seguel Green hydrogen falters: Study questions its efficiency compared to…

Chile: A new attack on human rights?

“Mr. Piñera, you have been warned, you will be prosecuted for the serious human rights violations committed under your mandate”. Warning by then MP Gabriel Boric to President Sebastián Piñera in September 2021 1 . A MEMORABLE EVENT The rebellion…

Brazil’s Congress Passes Bill to Pave Highway Through Heart of Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. Spanning eight countries, it has been called the “lungs of the planet” for its vital service of converting enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Now, Brazilian lawmakers have approved a bill…

We are Network: a commitment to agroecology as an engine of rootedness

Between waterfalls, native forests and agricultural farms, producers from the central area of Misiones joined together in a network with a common characteristic: ecological transition and the desire for youth to remain in rural areas. The union achieved the implementation…

Politics, a lucrative investment

It is a well-known fact that the left is always divided, just as the right also tends to express itself in very belligerent alternatives to each other, although finally they unite and converge to participate in elections or overthrow governments.…

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