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Based on rapid thawing, continent has become ‘ground zero of global climate change without a doubt,’ says geophysicist

Rapid melting of Antarctic ice could push sea levels up 10 feet worldwide within two centuries, “recurving” heavily populated coastlines and essentially reshaping the world, the Associated Press reported Friday.

Parts of Antarctica are thawing so quickly, the continent has become “ground zero of global climate change without a doubt,” Harvard geophysicist Jerry Mitrovica told AP. read more

Mexico: In the Shadow of the Ayotzinapa Crisis, Autonomies Emerge

Andalusia Knoll February 24, 2015 Andalusia Knoll

The enforced disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa rural teachers college has catapulted Mexico’s security crisis into the international spotlight and revealed the deep-seated ties between the government and organized crime. It has also brought to the forefront the dignified struggle and courage of the families of these students who refuse to believe that their sons have been reduced to bags of ashes.

Decolonizing Bolivia’s History of Indigenous Resistance: An Interview with Elisa Vega Sillo

Benjamin Dangl February 24, 2015 Benjamin Dangl

Elisa Vega Sillo, a member of Bolivia's Vice Ministry of Decolonization, speaks about the unique work of the Vice Ministry, the role of historical memory in the country’s radical politics, and the importance of decolonizing Bolivia’s history of indigenous resistance.

Multiculturalism and Its Dilemmas

Immanuel Wallerstein February 24, 2015 Immanuel Wallerstein

Debate about something called multiculturalism is very widespread and passionate these days throughout the world. Both its advocates and those who denounce it seem to be under the illusion that multiculturalism is something very new. But it isn’t new at all.

Drone Strikes and the Sanitization of Violence

Teun van Dongen February 24, 2015 Teun van Dongen

As the U.S. drone war flares up again in Yemen, a distressingly familiar pattern is playing out.

Negotiating an Uncertain Peace in Rural Colombia

James Bargent February 16, 2015 James Bargent

In the oppressive heat of Catatumbo in east Colombia, the rhythms of everyday life are underpinned by tension; the threat of violence, the struggle with extreme poverty and just the faintest glimmer of a peaceful future.