Americas

“My papa settled here in 1944,” Pablo Sarmiento says in a serene voice and gentle manner, as he looks at the ruins of his home that was torn down by a multinational’s bulldozers.

Last week, thousands of farmers and supporters of Haitian peasant agriculture marched for hours under the hot Caribbean sun to call for more government support for locally grown seeds and agriculture.

My quest for utopia continues. I want to participate as long as possible in the shaping of our world. I cannot join the camp of the pessimists who believe that the world is headed for disaster.

Understanding how social movements in El Alto, Bolivia have operated and sustained themselves in recent years is a key part of grappling with the questions of social change and state power in Bolivia today.

In a departure from many international programs of “teaching” and “aiding” Haitians, Jose Luis Patrola of Brazil’s Rural Landless Workers’ Movement speaks here about mutual learning and respect.

If we don’t want to be roofied by the next political predator, let’s get real about the “great communicator.”