The Terms and Conditions of Border-Crossings
Agreeing to dangerous terms and conditions of applications which track movement and seek to predict future movements of people like you infringes upon freedoms of whole segments of the world population. But there are even more profound existential threats to migrants upon arrival in Europe.
The Inefficiencies of Democracy and Police Operations in Favelas
It isn’t only in the public security sector that vestiges of the Military Dictatorship can be seen. For as long as capitalist values endure in society, so will the need for militarization—to carry out the extermination of an ‘unprofitable’ segment of the population.
Roger Waters' "This Is Not A Drill" tour is a conversation about real threats to humanity
If you're unwilling to have a conversation about the tragedy humankind has been submitted to, and the individuals and institutions responsible for it, don't show up.
The Rule of Law and its Built-in Marginalizing Features
The Rule of Law is not designed to be democratically improved upon, it’s designed to work according to the whims of those already in a position of power, and who have all the interest and resources to retain this power.
Food Waste and Methane Emissions
Few behavior changes necessary for handling climate change overlap the issue of poverty and carbon footprint so blatantly.
Anarchist Anti-capitalism: Producing Vs. Authoring
The issue of division of labor was discussed in print (and about print) throughout much of the 19th century, and is still a relevant discussion today. In removing the distinction between producing and authoring, we remove (to the best of our abilities) the capitalist division of labor.
Signatures as Colonial Weapons
Signatures as proof of personhood is an existential threat, both philosophically and materially, to those furthest away from the status of power, wealth and whiteness.
‘Natural Capital’ is Unnatural for Capital
As a concept, ‘Natural Capital’ is contrary to what environmentalists have been trying to achieve for decades, and it is also contrary to the nature of capital. What is natural for capitalism is maximum profits, not minimum damage.
Ukraine: “Surrendering is not an option”
The terror and urgency of this global paradigm of democracy and the struggle for freedom is that it threatens the survival of vulnerable people.
What does Justice mean in the case of the lynching of a Congolese man in Brazil?
Is the arrest of the men who tied another man down to beat him to death what Justice looks like?
Environmental Protection of Brazil's Atlantic Forest at the Local Level
Of the political strategies to combat deforestation at the local level, we must ask ourselves which is most effective and suitable for us as individuals — voting, lobbying or raising awareness.
Viruses and Colonization: Humanity’s hate affair with mosquitoes
How did indigenous people handle virus-drenched-mosquitoes?
G&R's 2021 Retrospective: Breaking News
Even though, to some, it feels like a decade has passed, 2021 is almost behind us. Gods and Radicals is not a news site, but staggering events around the globe have made it difficult to avoid incorporating this ‘genre’ into our writing. Before stepping into this new Gregorian calendar year, let’s revisit some of the events we felt the need to cover and consciously decide what lessons we hope to take with us into this next phase, and what we ought to leave behind.
All that Which Mini Ponds Can Teach
It’s astounding how little the average citizen knows about nature and their local ecosystems. It has become easier for us to imagine a mosquito that is genetically engineered to be sterile, than to learn about which animals in our area are their natural predators.
Brazil’s most effective anti-fascist strategy
In a world where politicians lie constantly, companies continue to wreck the Earth and our food is processed with things we can’t pronounce, we ought to think carefully about who has our faith.
Stop Trying to Save Indigenous People
Violence against Indigenous people is not a natural disaster, and they need not be rescued from it. To be rescued from violence doesn’t end violence, it only keeps certain people temporarily safe.
Feminism as veiled islamophobia dominates discourse about afghanistan
Banning burkinis, the War on Terror and the US occupation of Afghanistan have nothing to do with improving the lives of women. Why, then, did Women’s welfare become central to any discussion about these topics?
Investment In Public Transportation That Exacerbates Inequality
“Government investments in public transport systems may very well be exacerbating inequality due to their direct ties with the global capitalist system.”
“Savagery” in Guatemala stems from U.S. foreign policy – not Mayan civilization
“Bloodthirsty savagery”, which is often attributed to the Mayan people, far better describes U.S. foreign policy than any pre-Columbian civilization in the Americas. We ought to remember that the Mayan people still exist today, and they were and still are far from the backwards and underdeveloped stereotype propagated in mainstream media.
Under the banner of progress: Brazil’s largest anti-illegal logging operation
This year, in the largest anti-Illegal logging operation in the history of Brazil, in the state with the highest rate of deforestation — Pará — the wood seized was of “native woods of the Amazon biome” and did not correspond with the information declared officially.