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
Confrontation in Colombia | by Alma Guillermoprieto | The New York Review of Books
I came to Cali in late May, at the end of a month in which all of Colombia had been engulfed in antigovernment protests. No place had been hit harder by
The Left is racking up victory after victory in Chile. Now, Chileans have the chance to clear away the last remnants of Pinochet's authoritarian, neoliberal rule by writing a new, democratic constitution.
La masiva respuesta de los pueblos es el único modo de impedir que el capital mafioso y los Estados puedan diseñar la coyuntura de la pandemia a su medida.
(Written on June 1 by Anthony, a long-time resident of Bogota) On Sunday, the national strike committee decided that it would work to remove road blocks throughout the country as a measure of goodw…
Left-Wing Trade Unionist Pedro Castillo Will Be President of Peru
Peru was the birthplace of neoliberal populism under Alberto Fujimori. Now Pedro Castillo, a socialist trade unionist from an indigenous background, has won its presidency.
‘Commune or nothing’: New laws reignite old debates over communal
Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved two bills with the aim of further empowering the communal councils and communes that lie at the heart of the country's project of communal power, writes
Ecuador: From Rafael Correa to Guillermo Lasso via Lenin Moreno
On 11 April 2021, Guillermo Lasso (52,4%), the right-wing candidate, defeated Andres Arauz, the candidate supported by Rafael Correa and part of the Left, by 52.4% vs 47.6% in the second round of…
El movimiento indígena de Ecuador se moviliza ante la indefinición del resultado electoral
La desconfianza entre los candidatos Guillermo Lasso y Yaku Pérez complica el recuento de votos para confirmar quién pasará a segunda vuelta. Los manifestantes convocan protestas desde este miércoles
Elecciones: El movimiento indígena de Ecuador se moviliza ante la indefinición del resultado electoral | Internacional | EL PAÍS
La desconfianza entre los candidatos Guillermo Lasso y Yaku Pérez complica el recuento de votos para confirmar quién pasará a segunda vuelta. Los manifestantes convocan protestas desde este miércoles
From Anti-Politics to Authoritarian Restoration in Brazil
Two years on from his election, the anti-political wave that Jair Bolsonaro rode to office appears to have ebbed. In its place we are seeing a restoration of the reactionary forces that have ruled the country for most of its history.
In Peru, democracy has been usurped. A political bloc made up of the most conservative and groteque elements of traditional politics has in a completely capricious manner carried out the impeachment of the person who was only a few days go president of the republic: Martín Vizcarra.Since the Peruvian Congress decided on November 9 to remove the president for “permanent moral incapacity” by a vote of 105 in favor (out of 130 congresspeople), the response of the citizens has been unleashed in the form of a series of massive mobilization mobilizations first in the capital of Lima and then nati...
Con la destitución del presidente Vizcarra, la clase política peruana jugó su ultima carta en un intento desesperado de legitimarse ante la ciudadanía. Sin embargo, la maniobra fracasó, y desde las calles se hace escuchar el reclamo de la renuncia del presidente interino Manuel Merino.
Perú vive días agitados e inciertos. La vacancia contra Vizcarra redundó en la asunción del gobierno por parte de un sector aún más derechista, y la reacción en las calles no se hizo esperar.
Bolivia’s MAS party will confront numerous challenges when returning to power. But its resounding victory against the authoritarian right and its roots as a party of social movements represent a radical vision of hope at a time when we need it most.