Category: Latin America
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Indigenous Struggle, Ecology, and Capitalist Resource Extraction in Ecuador
An Interview with Marlon Santi On July 5, I sat down with Marlon Santi, President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), in his office in Quito. We discussed … Keep reading »
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Communal Power in Caracas
An Interview with Wilder Marcano We caught up with Wilder Marcano, director of the network of Comunas in Caracas, on the morning of June 18, 2010. He talked with us just … Keep reading »
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‘To Have and To Be’: Building a Socialist-Feminist Economy in Venezuela
An interview with Lidice Navas A long-time revolutionary activist, Lidice Navas is an important socialist-feminist leader within the PSUV and a candidate for the Latin American parliament, among her many other … Keep reading »
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Workers’ Control and the Contradictions of the Bolivarian Process
An Interview with Gustavo Martínez On June 10, 2010 we caught up with Gustavo Martinez, a union leader in the worker-controlled, nationalized coffee company, Fama de América, in Caracas, Venezuela. The … Keep reading »
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Gangs and Violence in Jamaica and Haiti
When police in Jamaica launched a bloody assault in May on poor neighbourhoods in the country’s capital city, news outlets in Canada responded with an ignorance and insensitivity that is … Keep reading »
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Building Socialism from Below: The Role of the Communes in Venezuela
An interview with Antenea Jimenez We met with Antenea Jimenez, a former militant with the student movement who is now working with a national network of activists who are trying to … Keep reading »
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Bolivia: When Fantasy Trumps Reality
Under the presidency of Evo Morales, Bolivia has achieved a new constitution incorporating the rights of indigenous peoples, the beginning of land reform, the nationalization of important natural resources and … Keep reading »
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Bolivia: Between Mother Earth and an ‘extraction economy’
The tremendous success of the April 19-22 World People’s Summit on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, has confirmed the well-deserved role of its initiator – … Keep reading »
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Report-back from Cochabamba
Toronto, May 7, 2010. Part 1: with delegates to the Cochabamba climate conference: performance by Red Slam collective Kimia Ghomeshi, Campaign Director, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition (transcript) Ben Powless, Mohawk … Watch video »
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New Wave of Repression Targets Opponents of Honduran Coup
Both the Canadian and U.S. governments have praised the January 27 elections in Honduras as a major step forward toward a return to democracy and national reconciliation. Yet the reality … Keep reading »
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From Honduras to Haiti
A discussion of recent political developments in, and solidarity efforts for, Honduras and Haiti. Both countries have been at the forefront of Canadian and American imperialist intervention in the region. … Watch video »
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BOLIVIA: Bittersweet Victory Highlights Obstacles for Process of Change
Although final figures will not be known until April 24, the results of Bolivia’s April 4 regional elections have ratified the continued advance of the “democratic and cultural revolution” led … Keep reading »