Category: Latin America
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Hands Off Venezuela!
What Has Been Happening Since February and Why It Matters The recent destabilization campaign waged by the right-wing opposition has yet again made Venezuela a darling of the international media. While … Keep reading »
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Can A Country Have A Revolutionary State and A Capitalist Economy?
An Interview with Steve Ellner At various moments in the interview with Steve Ellner, I welcomed the explanations that he offered in response to my questions. I most identified with the … Keep reading »
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Coeur Mines Treading in Dangerous Water at San Bartolome Mine in Bolivia
Recent protests surrounding the New Mining Law by the cooperative sector in Bolivia climaxed to dangerous levels this past week. The approval of the law was stalled when legislators modified … Keep reading »
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The Deceptive Use of the Phrase “Peaceful Protests” in Venezuela
The Venezuelan opposition and much of the media use the term “peaceful protests” to distinguish gatherings of protesting students and other young people from the more violent actions including vandalism … Keep reading »
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The Strategy of the Venezuelan Opposition and How it Works
The strategy and tactics of the Venezuelan opposition is a replay of events that took place leading up to the coup against Hugo Chávez on April 11, 2002 and is … Keep reading »
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Violence in Venezuela Caused by Opposition, Not Government
The slant of Venezuela’s private media and the international media on what is happening in Venezuela is clear: the government is responsible for the violence. In the first place, it … Keep reading »
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The Coup D’État in Haiti: Ten Years Later
Toronto — 24 February 2014. Canada was a party to the 2004 coup in Haiti against the democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Many of us are not aware … Watch video »
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February Traumas
The Third Insurrectionary Moment of the Venezuelan Right “Today the counter-revolutionary Right is reactivating itself,” according to long-time Venezuelan revolutionary Roland Denis, “taking advantage of the profound deterioration that this slow … Keep reading »
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Time for Changes
“Nothing should seem natural. Nothing should seem impossible to change.” — Bertolt Brecht. Brazil is not an easy country to understand. Over the past 20 years, despite the apparent changes … Keep reading »
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Brazil and Coercion
One Step Further Into the Criminalization of the Radical Left If 2013 put popular protests back into the historical map of Brazil, 2014 is certainly prone to be even more essential … Keep reading »
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Two Transitions in Brazil: Dilemmas of a Neoliberal Democracy
This article reviews the background and the implications of two transitions in Brazil: the political transition from a military regime (1964-85) to democracy (1985-present), and the economic transition from import-substituting … Keep reading »
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Bolivian Government Authorizes Workers to Take Over Closed or Abandoned Firms
On October 7, President Evo Morales issued a government decree that allows workers to establish “social enterprises” in businesses that are bankrupt, winding up, or unjustifiably closed or abandoned. These … Keep reading »