María Luisa Ramos Urzagaste The expansion of U.S. influence in Latin America and the Caribbean through the America Grows (America Crece) Initiative allows the U.S. to avoid mandatory parliamentary controls in the countries involved and moves toward reforming the region’s economic, financial, and political dependence. The America Grows Initiative, launched in December 2019, has a…
Category: LATIN AMERICA
The Stage is Set for a Venezuela October Surprise
Leonardo Flores U.S. President Donald Trump attends a briefing on SOUTHCOM Enhanced Counternarcotics Operations as he visits the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Doral, Florida, U.S., July 10, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The hybrid war against Venezuela is intensifying as the US presidential campaign is heating up. The Trump administration and its Venezuelan and international…
Let’s Tell Lies…
Jorge Arreaza Monserrat In the Spanish-speaking world, there is a very peculiar children’s song: “Let’s Tell Lies”. Through the hilarious repetition of verses and a catchy melody, there is a succession of absurd situations that delight children. Comedy is an exercise where reality is alienated so that laughter is achieved. The song made us remember…
Interview with Bertha Zúniga: David Castillo Must Face Trial
After suspending successive preliminary hearings set to evaluate the opening of the trial against David Castillo for a year and a half, the Honduran justice system announced on August 26 that an oral and public trial would be held against this man, a military intelligence officer trained at West Point, also known as an entrepreneur…
Brian Willson Denounces Ongoing US Intervention in Nicaragua
Press Statement S. Brian Willson, Managua, Nicaragua September 1, 2020, 8:45am, in front of the US embassy, Managua, Nicaragua 33 rd anniversary of Brian’s surviving the US train assault in California Buenos dias. I am here today in front of the US Embassy in Managua to protest US intervention in Nicaragua and also to publicly…
RenovaBR: The Privatisation of Brazilian Politics
Rejane Carolina Hoeveler Launched in October 2017, “leadership training and civic engagement initiative” RenovaBR claims to be a response to endemic corruption in politics. Through the “selection and preparation of future leaders”, the neoliberal organisation, backed by a familiar alliance of Wall Street lobbies and Brazilian business elites, seeks to dominate Brazilian political decision making using…
Canada’s Regime Change Efforts in Nicaragua Rife with Hypocrisy
Yves Engler Canada is supporting US efforts to overthrow Nicaragua’s government. A recently leaked USAID document highlights “the breadth and complexity of the US government’s plan to interfere in Nicaragua’s internal affairs up to and after its presidential election in 2021.” The stated aim is to replace president Daniel Ortega with “a government committed to…
Universal Basic Income: Why is its Implementation Urgent?
Oto Higuita Medellin, Colombia The debate on Universal Basic Income (UBRI) has gained a prominent place in public discussion. Increasingly more people, intellectuals, artists, politicians and opinion leaders are making contributions to the issue. In Colombia, nothing is politically and economically more urgent, apart from stopping the extermination of citizens. The debate coincides with a…
US Imperialism and the Anti-Imperialist Struggles of the 21st Century
Ramón Grosfoguel Cochabamba, Bolivia, November, 2019 Brief presentation of eight theses in the International Cycle “Our America in the Plans of Imperialism” meeting “A View from North America” held on August 25, 2020, organized by the Movement of Social Scientists “Simon Bolivar” of Caracas.. THESIS 1: The cycle of US hegemony in the world-system has…
Only a Dictatorship of the Proletariat Can Defeat Capitalism
Rainer Shea Earlier this month, the people of Bolivia made major progress towards reversing the imperialist coup which ousted their democratically elected socialist president Evo Morales last November. After months of armed struggles and protest blockades, they’ve forced the coup regime to hold a new election on October 18th. Despite the regime’s best efforts to…
US Imperialism, Climate Catastrophe and the New Cold War: Interview with Senior Nicaraguan Minister Paul Oquist
Fiona Edwards It is clear that humanity is facing several extremely serious threats. The stakes in the struggles that are set to define the next decade will have seismic implications for the future of our species. I met with Dr Paul Oquist, Nicaragua’s Secretary of the Presidency and National Policies and long-time representative of Nicaragua…
Brazil: Indigenous Warao Seek Autonomy
Catarina Barbosa Members of the Warao indigenous community seek more autonomy, and to be consulted about decisions affecting them – Catarina Barbosa/Brasil de Fato Like all other indigenous nations, the Warao have guaranteed rights established through a series of legal norms. These documents affirm that they should be consulted about their own destinies, but this…
