by Raul Zibechi

In the last 15 years in Latin America, the movements capable of pre-senting important challenges to the system – revolts, uprisings and mobilizations that threaten elite domination – have been born on the “margins” of established society and have been led by the poorest, by those deprived of social and political rights. The movements of those “without” – without roof, without land, without work, without rights – have shown a degree of vigor that has placed them often at the center of the political stage.