A security spiral can stun a nation. In Ecuador, where young people increasingly find themselves on both ends of violence, citizens look to politics, and community programs, to put a stop to it.
Gold prices are soaring. Cue the gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil and efforts to protect the world s largest tropical forest, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.
With the dollar weakening, people are turning to gold. Cue the acceleration of an Amazon gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.