Latin America, Epicenter of Struggles in the 21st Century

Emir Sader After having played a leading role in some of the most important historical phenomena of the 20th century, Latin America suffered a harsh offensive from global capitalism in the final decades of the last century. The debt crisis closed the -until then- longest cycle of growth in our economies, which started in the…

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Huey P. Newton and Martin Luther King Jr.: Revolutionary Love and Unity

Archishman Raju Both Newton and King sought to create a united front for peace and socialism. “Both refused to be dogmatic and creatively synthesized ideas to apply them in their struggle.” We live in times of change, in a world where protest and rebellion but also confusion and anarchy define politics. A new world is struggling…

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20 Points to Understand the Drama of the Right-wing Opposition in Venezuela

Joao Pedro Stedile One year ago on January 23, 2019, Juan Guaidó had united the Venezuelan right-wing opposition against Maduro. Today Guaidó continues to enjoy support from the United States but not from his fellow opposition legislators. The honeymoon of the Venezuelan right-wing opposition is definitively over. While one year ago, the different opposition sectors…

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Plurinational State of Bolivia: Revolution and Indigenous Resistance

Roxana Baspineiro The Day of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is celebrated on Jan. 22. Eleven years have passed since 2009, when the country’s so-called “re-foundation” was carried out, led by the first Indigenous president, Evo Morales. That day marked the beginning of a new political, social and economic horizon for the Andean nation. The…

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Martin Luther King and the Black Revolutionary Tradition

Eric Mann Dr. King brought a powerful and frontal indictment of the system of white supremacist, racist, capitalism. “He rejected U.S. chauvinism, called for a militant internationalism, and challenged the U.S. Empire at home and abroad.” Every year, until The Revolution comes again, the counter-revolution manipulates the historic birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, that…

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The Realm of Faith and Politics: A Project of Power of Evangelical Leaders in Brazil

Caroline Oliveira Evangelical leaders don’t represent the majority of evangelical Christians, who are mostly black, female, and poor, experts say / Alan Santos/President’s office It’s almost 7:30 p.m. at a God is Love Pentecostal Church in downtown São Paulo. A torrential rain made it difficult for many believers to arrive on time. Before the service starts and…

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Roots of Imperial Policing

The US became deeply involved in global counterinsurgency after World War Two, said Stuart Schrader, a sociologist at Johns Hopkins University and author of “Badges Without Borders: Howe Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing.” In the Sixties, Washington “replicated domestically what the United States was already doing oversees in the guise of preventing communist revolution.,” said…

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Our America in These Times

Enrique Ubieta Gómez I will not address the context or the ins and outs of José Martí’s best known essay written in 1891, entitled Our America, a term still used by those of us who aspire to the unity of this immense, rich territory, which stretches from the Rio Bravo to Patagonia. My intention is…

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