Features

Union strength and a collective willingness to stand up to the neo-liberal agenda has empowered the working classes in Uruguay.

In a world of clashing ideologies, renewal begins with tolerance and an open ear.

After examining Uruguay's education, healthcare and energy policies, Margaret Randall explores the progressive laws that are reshaping Uruguay's social fabric.

In a discovery by art critic William Peterson, the Baroque master becomes a participant in the "renewal of the world."

This year the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission decides whether a diversion of the Gila River is necessary to meet supply demand. Critics say enforcing current diversion rights would reduce drying, meet demand and protect an already fragile ecosystem. 

Uruguay's progressive renewable energy policy has become a beacon of what's possible when taking into account sustainability, public health and national values. 

Albuquerque's West Side murders and the ongoing killing of women in Ciudad Juarez expose systematic injustices related to class and social power when dealing with femicide.

Is the most recent state water planning initiative a Quixotic undertaking? Mike Agar explores the possibilities beyond the windmills.

V.B. Price's weekly collection of appreciations and observations.

A South American country's lucid vision of education and healthcare.