Category: Latin America
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Brazil Round One: Bolsonaro Outperforms Expectations
Voters in Brazil will be heading to the polls again on October 30 for a runoff presidential election after failing to reward any candidate with over 50 percent of the … Keep reading »
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Election in Brazil: Has Lula Already Won or Will Bolsonaro Come Up With Surprises?
The October 2 Brazilian presidential election campaign is now in its final stage. It is no doubt one of the most globally significant elections this year. Former moderate-left president Lula … Keep reading »
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The Bewildering Vote in Chile That Rejected a New Constitution
On September 4, 2022, more than 13 million Chileans – out of a voting-eligible population of approximately 15 million – voted on a proposal to introduce a new constitution in … Keep reading »
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Cuba Should Be Removed from the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
The United States maintains a list of countries that it considers as “state sponsors of terrorism.” There are currently four countries on that list: Cuba, North Korea, Iran and Syria. … Keep reading »
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Colombia: After Decades of Reaction, A Turn Left
Voters in Colombia have picked a powerful new duo, Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice president, to take the nation in a new direction, tackling economic and environmental injustice. Keep reading »
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Brazil and Bolsonaro: Political Consolidation and New Corruption Scandals
The arrangements between Brazilian political parties for the upcoming October presidential and state elections are almost complete. Until March 31 of this year, the political system permitted members of Parliament … Keep reading »
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Workers’ Rights and Chile’s Constitutional Convention
Even the workers in the Constitutional Convention process are themselves organizing a union. Keep reading »
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Cuba Prepares for Disaster
The September 2021 Scientific American included a description by the editors of the deplorable state of disaster relief in the US. They traced the root cause of problems with relief … Keep reading »
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Cuba Needs to Unleash Creative Energy of the Workers
Canadian economist and Professor Emeritus at the Simon Frazer University, Michael A. Lebowitz, answered questions from Havana Times regarding: Socialism and the Party, the New State from the bottom up, … Keep reading »
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The Blockade Against Cuba Turns 60
It’s easy to say, but it’s been six very hard decades that began with disconcerting lightness and the belief that the United States government’s blockade of Cuba would not last … Keep reading »
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The Fourth Transformation and the Future of Mexico
In July 2018, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) won Mexico’s Presidential election in a landslide. Before the formal swearing-in ceremony on December 1, AMLO was already announcing bold, if not … Keep reading »
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Brazil: The End of Bolsa Familia, Lula’s New Alliance, and Sergio Moro’s bid for the Presidency
At the end of October 2021, the Bolsa Familia social program made payments to Brazilians for the last time since being instituted during the first term of President Lula da … Keep reading »