The people of Bolivia and Chile imagine a different kind of extraction: one that is controlled by those who live by the resources and one that does not destroy the earth.
Continue readingSanctions Fuel the Fire at Cuba’s Matanzas Oil Storage
The U.S. blockade of Cuba fuels the fire that rages on in the country, despite denials by authorities in the United States.
Continue readingChile’s Lithium Provides Profit to the Billionaires But Exhausts the Land and the People
About a third of the world’s lithium comes from Chile. The needs of the people of Chile seem to only come after the needs of the large corporations.
Continue readingThe Era of Northern Hegemony Over Mexico Is Coming to an End
The general mood in Latin America is that the United States should not waste its time interfering south of its border but should, instead, spend its energy trying to resolve its cascading internal crises.
Continue readingThe People’s Summit for Democracy Offers a Progressive Vision to Counter U.S. Dominance in the Region
Biden’s insistence on continuing the U.S. policy of exclusion and aggression against Latin America has made his summit a failure before it has even begun.
Continue readingEurope Is at a Crossroads of Neoliberalism and What People Actually Want
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Continue readingWhy Latin America Needs a New World Order
In recent years, the region has experienced a new wave of progressive governments. The idea of regional integration has, therefore, returned to the table
Continue readingAmerican Express Goes on a Buying Spree in Argentina’s Congress
An op-ed by Juan Grabois, an important leader in Argentina’s political left, about U.S. corporate efforts to defang an Argentine environmental law.
Continue readingSex Workers and COVID-19: Resisting the Pandemic and Criminalization
Sex workers who work at the intersection of informality, stigmatization and criminalization have strengthened their organizing to grapple with the economic impact of the pandemic.
Continue readingWhy Delivery Workers Across the Planet Are Rising Up Against Exploitation
Even before the crisis of the pandemic, food delivery companies have seen their profits skyrocket while their so-called “self-employed” workers suffer rights violations and were banned from unionizing.
Continue readingWhy the U.S. and Its Allies Are Stupid to Turn COVID-19 Vaccination Into a Geopolitical Power Play
The COVID-19 pandemic demands that all nations cooperate to vaccinate the entire global population—a goal that can’t be achieved using the usual rules of which countries win and which ones lose.
Continue readingArgentina’s Veteran Ambassador Makes a Stand for the Sovereignty of Latin America
For veteran Argentine ambassador Alicia Castro, resigning over her government’s vote against Venezuela at the UN Human Rights Council was not a difficult decision, for as she wrote in her letter, “Anti-colonialism is… an ethical imperative”
Continue readingWhy the Elites of Argentina Are Waging War Against the Life of Milagro Sala
The leader of the Tupac Amaru Neighborhood Association is a symbol of the fight against the old order.
Continue readingWhy Argentina’s New Loans From the IMF Are Spurring Unrest and a Deepening Social and Economic Crisis
The IMF has a long history of strong-arming the direction of Argentina’s policies and economy.
Continue readingYou Can Smell Teargas in the Streets as Oil Industry Squabbles
Last week, two important meetings took place: in Buenos Aires, of the Group of Twenty, and in Vienna, of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other oil producers.
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