Latin America is reviving old development fantasies under new technological guises, while the structural dependence that Stavenhagen denounced six decades ago persists.
Three major dynamics are impacting the region: ecological, associated with climate change; commercial, related to the development of new legal and criminal flows; and economic, linked to the exploitation of new resources.
The democratic opposition does not only face the challenge of channeling fragmented social demands: it faces a punitive legal framework designed to prevent its consolidation.
The best way to stop the rise in global temperature is to reduce the accumulation of carbon dioxide, but deniers and the governments that could lead the change are unwilling to make the necessary efforts.
Effective anti-corruption efforts bring to light schemes that were previously invisible, causing an artificial increase in the perception of the problem.