Brother of Honduran President Is Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking as Migrants Flee Violent Drug War; “It Is Not a Natural Disaster”: Dana Frank on How U.S.-Backed Coup in Honduras Fueled Migrant Crisis; Honduras: As Berta Cáceres Murder Trial Nears End, Will True Perpetrators Be Brought to Justice? How Tear Gas Became a Favorite Weapon of … Continued


Brother of Honduran President Is Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking as Migrants Flee Violent Drug War; “It Is Not a Natural Disaster”: Dana Frank on How U.S.-Backed Coup in Honduras Fueled Migrant Crisis; Honduras: As Berta Cáceres Murder Trial Nears End, Will True Perpetrators Be Brought to Justice? How Tear Gas Became a Favorite Weapon of … Continued


Shocking New Investigation Links Berta Cáceres’s Assassination to Executives at Honduran Dam Company; As Elon Musk Proposes Taking Over Power Authority, Puerto Ricans Demand Community-Owned Solar Power; Puerto Rico: As Whitefish Contract Faces Scrutiny, Fluor and Other Companies Move to Privatize Water; Judge Rejects Part of Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Members Serving Openly.  


Shocking New Investigation Links Berta Cáceres’s Assassination to Executives at Honduran Dam Company; As Elon Musk Proposes Taking Over Power Authority, Puerto Ricans Demand Community-Owned Solar Power; Puerto Rico: As Whitefish Contract Faces Scrutiny, Fluor and Other Companies Move to Privatize Water; Judge Rejects Part of Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Members Serving Openly.


Terra Verde — June 17, 2016 In the Line of Fire (upcoming)

As the pressure on natural resources grows across the world, land, grassroots environment rights defenders are increasingly under fire — on average two people are killed every week defending their land and environment. Leila Salazar-López of Amazon Watch and Jaron Browne of Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, will talk with show host and Earth Island Journal editor, … Continued


“Our Nation is Under Attack”: Lawmakers Push Laws to End “Scourge of Gun Violence on Our Streets”; Successor to Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres: Her Death Is Tied to “Capitalist Neoliberal Policies”; Puerto Rico Is Being Left Voiceless: San Juan Mayor Condemns Bill to Create “Colonial Control Board”; Puerto Rico in Mourning: Nearly Half of the … Continued


“Our Nation is Under Attack”: Lawmakers Push Laws to End “Scourge of Gun Violence on Our Streets”; Successor to Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres: Her Death Is Tied to “Capitalist Neoliberal Policies”; Puerto Rico Is Being Left Voiceless: San Juan Mayor Condemns Bill to Create “Colonial Control Board”; Puerto Rico in Mourning: Nearly Half of the … Continued


Pastor: Acquittal in Freddie Gray Case Highlights Deep Distrust in Legal System in Black Community; Obama Urged to Stop Funding Honduran Military as Questions Grow over US Role in Berta Cáceres’ Death; As Hillary Clinton Defends Her Role in 2009 Coup, Is U.S. Aid to Honduras Adding “Fuel to the Fire”? “Free Wildin”: Teen Picked … Continued