By Liset García on September 19, 2022
Guillermo Lasso
There is a popular saying in Ecuador, naturalized since current President Guillermo Lasso was Minister of Economy in 1998 and 1999 during Mahuad’s government, that the banker bankrupts everything he touches, like the mythical King Midas, but in the opposite direction. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on September 18, 2022
Lithium field in Bolivia
Lithium is one of the most highly valued metals today and one of the most promising in the future. Its use in the energy sector, in the communications and military industries, has made it the focus of attention of the world powers and the monopolies who lust for it. (more…)
September 15, 2022
Sacha Llorenti, photo: EFE
The secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, affirmed on Thursday that the people of the world support Cuba in its struggle against the economic, commercial and financial blockade. (more…)
By Igor Carvalho on September 16, 2022.
Andréia de Jesus, Photo: William Dias.
“We are going to eliminate you.” The email message received by state Representative Andreia de Jesus , a black woman and Workers Party (PT) candidate for re-election in Minas Gerais, said. In the message sent last Thursday, the attacker, who used an anonymous email address, made a clear reference to former progressive Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco brutally murdered on March 14, 2018. (more…)
September 16, 2022
The IMF released a report today on the Bolivian economy in which it recommends adopting drastic neoliberal measures, including; reducing workers’ salaries, cutting public investments, and ending currency controls. These policies have turned Bolivia from one of the poorest countries in the region into its fastest-growing economy. (more…)
September 17, 2022
photo: Peter Haden
The number of deaths of immigrants trying to reach the United States has increased exponentially. Joe Biden’s administration, despite his campaign promises, continues with its policy of repression and massive deportations. (more…)
By José Miguel Candia on September 13, 2022
The ultra-conservative congressman Ricardo López Murphy, put the finishing touches to the most formidable legal and media campaign -known in the democracy of the last 39 years- against the maximum figure of the Argentine popular camp and vice-president of the republic: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. (more…)
By Ángel Guerra Cabrera on September 15, 2022
photo: Bill Hackwell
The fierce policy of economic aggression of Donald Trump’s administration against Cuba, maintained, by the way, almost intact by Joe Biden to date is the focus of this article. But before entering into that matter, I invite the reader to share some considerations on the history of the economic war of the United States (US) against the island. (more…)