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Venezuela´s authoritarian turn and the repression of its Left

An interview with Edgardo Lander By Anderson Bean and Edgardo Lander Since Venezuela´s disputed 2024 elections, Nicolas Maduro´s government has escalated its authoritarian turn. More than 2,000 people were detained in days following the vote and targeted persecution has widened to include journalist, trade unionists, academics, and human rights defenders. Human rights activist Marta Lía Grajales was disappeared for two days after denouncing the brutal … Continue reading Venezuela´s authoritarian turn and the repression of its Left

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English, Nature

The Declaration of Amazonian Presidents sees major setbacks and minor advances for an Amazon region in flames

By Pablo Solón 2024 set an all-time record for the amount of forest lost due to wildfires in the Amazon. According to Global Forest Watch, the rate of deforestation of primary tropical forests tripled in Bolivia and more than doubled in Brazil compared to 2023. The Amazon has already reached the point of no return. Top 10 countries with primary tropical forest loss between 2023 … Continue reading The Declaration of Amazonian Presidents sees major setbacks and minor advances for an Amazon region in flames

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Economy..., English, Reflexiones Sistémicas

The pro-Maduro left’s blind spots: Against the ‘nuancing’ of Venezuela’s disaster

By: Emiliano Teran Mantovani Steve Ellner’s article, “‘Neoliberal and authoritarian’? A simplistic analysis of the Maduro government that leaves much unsaid,” written in response to Gabriel Hetland’s piece “Capitalism and authoritarianism in Maduro’s Venezuela” and published at LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, provides an opportunity to continue and deepen an important debate about Venezuela’s current political situation and the direction of the Bolivarian government. I want … Continue reading The pro-Maduro left’s blind spots: Against the ‘nuancing’ of Venezuela’s disaster

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English, Français, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Nature, Pablo Solón, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

Le TFFF, une fausse solution pour les forêts tropicales

Leia o post completo aqui [Language English, Español, Português, Français, Bahasa] Par Mary Louise Malig et Pablo Solón En novembre 2025, le gouvernement brésilien accueillera la 30ème Conférence des Parties à la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (COP 30) à Belém do Pará. À cette occasion, il prévoit de lancer le mécanisme de financement pour les forêts tropicales (TFFF, pour son acronyme en anglais). Cette initiative … Continue reading Le TFFF, une fausse solution pour les forêts tropicales

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TFFF: A False Solution for Tropical Forests

Read the full post here [Language English, Español, Português, Français, Bahasa] By Mary Louise Malig and Pablo Solón The Brazilian government is hosting the upcoming 30th Conference of Parties to the UN Climate Convention (COP 30) in Belém do Pará in November 2025, where it plans to launch the Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF). This initiative bringing together the countries with the most rainforests was facilitated on the sidelines … Continue reading TFFF: A False Solution for Tropical Forests

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Ein Mittel gegen das Goldfieber

Gemeinden in Bolivien erklären sich zu bergbaufreien Territorien Im März 2025 überstieg der Goldpreis zum ersten Mal in seiner Geschichte die Marke von 3000 US-Dollar pro Feinunze. Viele Regierungen und Unternehmen suchen angesichts des von Trump ausgelösten Handelskriegs und der geopolitischen Streitigkeiten Zuflucht in Gold. Die Nachfrage nach Gold steigt weltweit – außer in ein paar Gemeinden im bolivianischen Amazonasgebiet, die entschlossen sind, den Vormarsch … Continue reading Ein Mittel gegen das Goldfieber

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English, Mother Earth Rights

The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia

1. Real solutions to preserve tropical forests are already being developed by indigenous territories, peasant communities, black communities, quilombolas, traditional and local communities, grassroots organizations and peoples in voluntary isolation. 2. Food sovereignty, agroecology, community forest conservation, agroforestry, community ecotourism and solidarity economy initiatives are the real solutions to preserve forests, cool the planet and face climate collapse 3. Successful examples of keeping oil underground, … Continue reading The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia

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English, Food Sovereignty, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón

From the XI FOSPA to COP 30

An agreement to face the “unknown territory” By Pablo Solon The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report on The State of the Climate 2023 notes that the last year “was the warmest year in the 174-year observational record.” This text maintains that we were only a few hundredths away from exceeding the increase in the planet’s temperature by 1.5°C. The data provided by the WMO report … Continue reading From the XI FOSPA to COP 30

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Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World

By Pablo Solón* [Español, Português, Italiano] “Leave the oil in the ground? Give up more than a billion dollars a year? Put nature above the economy? What madness is this?” These were the initial reactions to an innovative environmental measure in Ecuador that, after many years, has finally triumphed in a popular consultation, prioritizing nature over the predatory logic of extractivism. The first time I … Continue reading Yasuní: The “Yes” Heard Around the World

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About, Alternatives, Analysis, Contributors, Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

Afterthoughts

Chapter Five of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here There is no question that the advancement of technology, including something still yet to be fully understood, such as Artificial Intelligence, automated systems and all its elements, has the potential for both good but also for incredible harm. Yes, advancements in this field have made great strides in information technologies, communications, and other areas. … Continue reading Afterthoughts

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The AI “arms race”

Chapter Three of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here This chapter then delves into the problems and dangers around the haste and hubris of prioritizing winning this so called race and generating this unrealistic hype around AI chatbots, consequences can be dealt with later, if they can. Again, this publication is delving into these two examples of text to image generation and the … Continue reading The AI “arms race”

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Amazing Artificial Intelligence*

*But at the cost of ethics, theft, racist algorithms, invasion of privacy, and violation of rights?  by Mary Louise Malig Read the publication in full here Contents: IntroductionI. What is Artificial Intelligence?II. The controversy of AI art theftIII. The AI “arms race”IV. The urgency for policies to protect peopleV. Afterthoughts Introduction Science fiction books, movies and pop culture have made the term or concept “artificial … Continue reading Amazing Artificial Intelligence*

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The urgency for policies to protect people

Chapter Four of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here The potential for both good and harm by automated systems, new technologies and Artificial Intelligence has been well documented and examples for both sides abound. In this publication alone, a very small slice of those examples had been touched upon, both the good and the harm. There are already lawsuits being filed and civil … Continue reading The urgency for policies to protect people

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The controversy of AI art theft

Chapter Two of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here This chapter will go into the controversy around the AI tools being used to generate images from text, the issue of where those images were taken from, data laundering and the absolute lack of consent from billions of artists. Before delving into this second chapter, it is important to note that this publication is … Continue reading The controversy of AI art theft

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What is Artificial Intelligence

Chapter One of Amazing Artificial Intelligence* Read the publication in full here As stated in the introduction, Artificial Intelligence or AI for short is generally defined as the general ability of computers to emulate human thought and perform tasks in real-world environments – such as perceiving, analyzing, understanding and collating for synthesizing. Or as the Oxford dictionary defines it more technically, Artificial Intelligence is the theory … Continue reading What is Artificial Intelligence

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Analysis, English, Pablo Solón, Social Movements

What’s Next for Bolivia After Camacho’s Arrest?

Pablo Solón [Español] On December 28, Bolivian authorities violently detained the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, because he did not appear to testify in the case known as “Golpe I.” Camacho is accused of terrorism for his role in the October-November 2019 protests that led to the resignation of Evo Morales and to the interim government of Jeanine Áñez. In Santa Cruz, groups reacted immediately to Camacho’s … Continue reading What’s Next for Bolivia After Camacho’s Arrest?

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Llamado internacional por una Cumbre Climática Mundial de la Madre Tierra 

Nuestra América, 21 de Diciembre de 2022 Sr. Presidente Gustavo Petro Urrego de la República de ColombiaSra. Vicepresidenta Francia Elena Márquez Mina El Pacto Ecosocial e Intercultural del Sur solicita al gobierno colombiano que convoque, organice y realice una Cumbre Climática Mundial de la Madre Tierra, el año 2023 en Colombia A más de dos años del inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19, a lo … Continue reading Llamado internacional por una Cumbre Climática Mundial de la Madre Tierra 

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Earth Assemblies for Climate Justice

After 30 years of climate negotiations it is clear that the United Nations will not produce the result we need to deal with the climate collapse. COP27, far from increasing contributions to reduce greenhouse gases and honoring the historical climate debt from industrialized economies to countries and people that have contributed very little to climate change, is instead marked by intense lobbying from governments and … Continue reading Earth Assemblies for Climate Justice

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Economic, Economy..., English, Global, Mary Louise Malig, Publications, Reflexiones Sistémicas

Decoding the digital economy

by Mary Louise Malig Read the publication in full here Content:IntroductionScope of the Digital EconomyThe Platform EconomyThe Value of DataThe Technology of the Digital WorldPreliminary conclusions and Afterthoughts Introduction Have you ever taken a ride in an Uber or Lyft? Do you have a room or apartment that you have registered as a place to rent out on AirBnB? Have you ever bought and downloaded … Continue reading Decoding the digital economy

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Preliminary conclusions and Afterthoughts

There is no doubt that the digital economy is vast and complex and with the rapid changes in technology that impacts various elements, the understanding of all its moving parts is therefore a challenge in and of itself. The innovations that led to even more progress in new technologies, infrastructure, software, programs, algorithms, blockchain technologies and information, communications technologies, have had and continue to have … Continue reading Preliminary conclusions and Afterthoughts

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