Category: Latin America
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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 »
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For Venezuela, There is No Going Back
A Discussion with Federico Fuentes and Kiraz Janicke As Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution enters a new decade of struggle and defiantly advances toward its goal of ‘21st Century Socialism,’ serious challenges to … Keep reading »
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Haiti’s Earthquake Victims in Peril
It’s been nearly eight weeks since the devastating earthquake in Haiti and familiar patterns of interference and neglect by the major powers that dominate the country are firmly entrenched. Notwithstanding … Keep reading »
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Canada’s Long Embrace of the Honduran Dictatorship
Peter Kent recently returned from a three day trip (February 17-20) to Honduras, proudly declaring the mission a success. As Canada’s Minister of State for the Americas, Kent is the … Keep reading »
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Venezuela’s Revolution Faces Crucial Battles
Decisive battles between the forces of revolution and counter-revolution loom on the horizon in Venezuela. The campaign for the September 26 National Assembly elections will be a crucial battle between … Keep reading »
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Relief, Occupations and the Haiti Crisis
Toronto, February 2, 2010. View it on Vimeo website On January 12, Haiti was hit with an earthquake 7.0 on the Richter scale, leaving possibly 200,000 dead and 3 million … Watch video »
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Consolidating the Coup in Honduras? Pepe Lobo, Imperialism, and the Resistance
A country of sharp inequality and class polarization, Honduras recently returned to the frontlines in the battle for Latin America’s soul. The terrain of struggle has shifted on multiple occasions … Keep reading »
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Honduran Resistance in the Streets of Tegucigalpa
Rafael Alegría Interviewed by Jeffery R. Webber Hundreds of thousands of Hondurans took to the streets on Wednesday, January 27 to protest the inauguration of Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo Soza. Lobo was … Keep reading »