Category: Latin America
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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 »
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‘A Radical Turning Point’? Democracy in Honduras
Twelve years after the coup against Manuel Zelaya, the Honduran people are regaining hope. With her overwhelming victory in the November 28 general elections, Xiomara Castro, Zelaya’s wife and the … Keep reading »
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The Road Ahead: Cuba After the July 11 Protests
The Bullet is pleased to present the preface and the first essay of the symposium “The Road Ahead: Cuba After the July 11 Protests,” edited by Philip Brenner, John Kirk, … Keep reading »
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The US Has an Unhealthy Obsession With Cuba
The piggy bank was rattled again. In September 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) gave $6,669,000 in grants for projects aimed at “regime change” in Cuba, a … Keep reading »
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GM Silao Workers Reject Protection Contract
In a precedent-setting test of Mexico’s labour justice reform, workers at the General Motors (GM) truck assembly plant in Silao, Guanajuato, have voted to reject a protection contract between their … Keep reading »
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Cuba: History Repeats
In 1989, the Soviet Union and its eastern bloc fell apart, literally overnight. The impact in Cuba was immediate and dramatic. Within six months, Cuba lost more than 70% of … Keep reading »
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Cuba: The Single Party System Confronts the Crisis
A critical perspective from a Cuban historian None of the ostensibly post-capitalist regimes established since 1917 has managed to find a way to sustain mass democratic forms of governance and to … Keep reading »
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The DSA Goes to Venezuela ft. Tom Wojcik
We are joined by Tom Wojcik, DSA activist, and we discuss sanctions against Venezuela, the commune project within the country, and international solidarity. Listen to audio »
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Latin America’s Dilemmas Reflected on the Streets of Colombia
In one of the regions contributing most to the global increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, amid health chaos, unemployment, hunger and escalating inequality, workers, students and … Keep reading »
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Cuban Dilemmas, Socialist Debates
The situation created in Cuba following the events of July 11th raises questions on a number of levels for those of us fighting for a society free from class exploitation … Keep reading »
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Canada in the Caribbean ft. Tyler Shipley
We are joined again by friend of the show Dr. Tyler Shipley to discuss recent events in Cuba and Haiti. Tyler helps us contextualize current events within the history of interference in the Caribbean by Canada and other capitalist imperial powers. Listen to audio »