“We cannot talk about development without talking about conflict and violence,” Brazilian environmental activist Gabriela Sarmet told The Politic, “Behind every development comes a trail of destruction.” Over the last five centuries, mining has left environmental carnage across Brazil. Gold,…
“A lot of time has to pass before things change. We’ve grown up with the corrupt government that we have, so we can’t take promises of change too seriously,” said Nicole Viloria ’26, the president of the Yale Venezuelan Club…
Mexico’s democracy, after years of resilience and progress, is tumbling toward an authoritarian abyss. As of September 15th, 2024, the judicial branch—formerly made up of judges appointed by the government—will now be elected by the populace. The public, however, will…
