Indigenous Maya Ixil authorities lead thousands of people marching for democracy in Guatemala City. SANDRA CUFFE / Truthout By Sandra Cuffe / Truthout The aroma of coffee wafts out from a communal kitchen tent at a Guatemala City protest encampment where people are counting down the days until the inauguration of the country’s next government. For months, leaders from autonomous Indigenous governance structures have spearheaded a movement to defend democracy by ensuring the transition happens,
Elliott Abrams has used the language of human rights to excuse crushing those same rights. As the U.S. descends into a new cold war, Biden seems poised to do the same thing.