Right-wing billionaire Daniel Noboa has claimed victory in Ecuador’s election—but challenger Luisa González and international experts claim the election has been stolen.
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‘A tremendous chilling effect’: Columbia students describe dystopian reality on campus amid Trump attacks
In the span of a year, Columbia University went from being the epicenter of the student-led Gaza solidarity encampment movement to ground zero for the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on higher education.
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Poetry and resistance: Breaking through the digital cacophony
Poetry is resistance. Standing up to the cyber mayhem. Breathing art into the void. Today, we celebrate Poetry month. This is episode 21 of Stories of Resistance.
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‘Full-blown constitutional crisis’ deepens as Bukele refuses to release Maryland resident
“If this holds,” said one critic, “there is no law but Trump’s law.”
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Eduardo Galeano: Latin America’s poet-historian
10 years since his passing, Galeano’s oeuvre casts a long shadow—not only in Latin America’s letters, but in the region’s political identity. This is episode 20 of Stories of Resistance.
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Venezuela, 2002: When the people overturned a coup
The streets of Caracas flowed with blood when officers in Venezuela’s Chamber of Commerce attempted a coup against Hugo Chavez in 2002—only to be ultimately stopped by mass mobilization.
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‘People are hiding in their apartments’: Inside Trump’s assault on universities
“I have never seen a climate of fear like this in my life anywhere. We’re getting hundreds of emails every single day from faculty, staff, and students [saying], ‘I need a safe place to stay.’”
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Fetterman joins GOP in voting to confirm Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel
Huckabee once said that he believes there’s “really no such thing as a Palestinian.”
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‘Kill these cuts before they kill us’: Federally funded researchers warn DOGE cuts will be fatal
On April 8, national ‘Kill the Cuts’ rallies mobilized unions across the country to protest the Trump administration’s DOGE-fueled cuts to life-saving research, healthcare, and education programs.
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The Cochabamba Water War: Bolivia’s rebellion against neoliberalism
In early 2000, Cochabamba, Bolivia, exploded when water rates spiked overnight following the city’s privatization of the municipal water supply. This is episode 18 of Stories of Resistance.
