By David Bacon on September 14, 2022
Last day of the 23-day march from Delano, 5000 farmworkers and supporters headed for the state capitol in Sacramento. photo: David Bacon
Berkeley, Calif.—In California’s heated debate over farmworker voting rights, Democratic Party leaders are increasingly closing ranks against the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom who refuses to sign a bill to make it easier for workers to win union recognition. After a march by workers and supporters from Delano to Sacramento, President Biden himself weighed in. (more…)
By Don Fitz on September 13, 2022
photo: Ismael Francisco
Recent data shows that between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy (LE) in the US plunged almost three years while for Cuba it edged up 0.2 years. Yet, in 1960, the year after its revolution, Cuba had a LE of 64.2 years, lower by 5.6 years than that in the US (69.8 years). (more…)
By Judy Ancel on September 12, 2022
construction workers in Honduras march from site of the new US embassy to the existing one. photo: @AdriennePine> on Twitter.
The Biden administration has pledged that “the United States will work with governments to strengthen … the enforcement of labor laws, promote decent work, and support workers in exercising their freedom of association and collective bargaining rights,” as one of four pillars of its strategy to address the root causes of migration from Central America. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on September 13, 2022, from Havana
Eusebio Leal, photo: Bill Hackwell
Cuba has much to thank Eusebio Leal, who was, until his death, one of the men who most traveled, studied, and loved our country. Wherever he scratched, life from the past reappeared: from the most emblematic work of architecture of Old Havana to the most humble of the surrounding community buildings. (more…)
By Gustavo Espinoza M. on September 11, 2022
Salvador Allende
To make a Revolution -to achieve human liberation, it could be said- is extremely difficult. It resembles the ascent of a mountain never explored before. (more…)
By Sergio Ferrari on September 7, 2022
In the last 30 years, the pressure of foreign investors against Latin American states has been increasing day by day and the number of lawsuits for “non-compliance” on their part has multiplied. From 6 known cases in 1996, there are now 1,190. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on September 11, 2022
Chile President Gabriel Boric
Just one week ago, people went to the polls in Chile for the historic constitutional referendum, where the social forces supporting the idea of a new constitution were swept away. The negative vote exceeded 61%, while the draft constitution go just a little more than 38%. Many may think such a result speaks for itself, but it goes deeper than that. (more…)
By: Emir Sader on September 11, 2022, from Río de Janeiro
Tiradentes
It has been 200 years since Brazil ceased to be a colony. The period begins with the invasion of the national territory by the colonizers. But, unlike the vast majority of Latin American countries, Brazil did not go from colony to republic, but from colony to monarchy. Why? (more…)